Albert Einstein's theory of
relativity and the discovery of how to split the atom came to horrifying
fruition in 1945 with the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. While the
face of modern warfare was forever recast, atomic science also led to an
alternative, albeit controversial, method to produce energy: fission. Nuclear
fission is now used to generate electricity and power submarines and aircraft
carriers.
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