Re:TimeCapsuleLLM: LLM trained only on data from 1800-1875
by twoodfin on Monday January 12, 2026 @09:12PM
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It’s been a while since I read it, but I recall Rhodes’ point being that once the fundamentals of fission in heavy elements were validated, making a working bomb was no longer primarily a question of science, but one of engineering.
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Re:TimeCapsuleLLM: LLM trained only on data from 1800-1875
by emodendroket on Thursday January 22, 2026 @09:54PM
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Engineering began before they were done with the experimentation and theorizing part. But the US, the UK, France, Germany, the Soviets, and Japan all had nuclear weapons programs with different degrees of success.