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“Typical of the fundamental scientific problems whose solution should lead to important industrial consequences are, for example, the release of atomic energy, which experiment has shown to exist in quantities millions of times greater than is liberated by combustion.”

Quote by Arthur Compton

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American physicist born on September 10, 1892, in Illinois, USA, and died on March 15, 1962. Compton is known for his discovery of the Compton effect, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1927, which had a significant impact on the development of quantum mechanics. more

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