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Re:Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' ... by tuatoru on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @06:38AM (#24637272)
> The fundamental physics of an atomic bomb were not well known until the late 1800s.

Er, don't you mean the early 20th century?

Rutherford's exegesis of the nuclear model of the atom was published in 1911.[1]

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_model

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Re:Compact nuclear fusion reactor is 'very likely to work,' ... by notJim on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @02:33PM (#24642009)
Heh, wasn't sure where to draw the line. Radiation was discovered in the 1890s, so that seemed like as far back as you could go.
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