The discovery of the fission of uranium exactly half a century ago is at risk of passing unremarked because of the general ambivalence towards the consequences of this development. Can that be wise?
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Fateful discovery almost forgotten. Nature 337, 499–502 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1038/337499a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/337499a0