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1945: Atomic Bomb, The
The incomparable might of nuclear energy, miscalled 'atomic energy,' was revealed to the world at large by an announcement of the American Government on August 6, 1945. This announcement conveyed the news that on the previous day an 'atomic bomb' had been dropped on the city of Hiroshima in Japan....
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