Thursday, March 20, 2008

From Einstein to the Atomic Bomb

In the popular imagination, Albert Einstein is intimately associated with the atom bomb. Einstein convinced Roosevelt to build the bomb but he was barred from doing much for the project: J. Edgar Hoover said Einstein’s pacifist activities made him a security risk.

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Bow-and-Arrow Technology at Fa-Hien Lena 48000 years ago

 The research conducted at Fa-Hien Lena cave revealed an extensive osseous (bone) toolkit. The archaeologists identified 130 bone projectile...