Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Edward Teller
Learn about Edward Teller, knows as the father of the hydrogen bomb, and the scientist who made numerous contributions to nuclear and molecular physics, spectroscopy and surface physics
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Environmental Engineering: Graduate School Directories
This is a website with links to schools offering graduate programs in Nuclear Engineering.
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Jewish News: Gorbachev, Shamir Mark Decade of Soviet Aliyah
This article provides insight into religious persecution in the former Soviet Union and Gorbachev's efforts to curb intolerance.
Atomic Archive
Atomic Archive: Nuclear Fusion
From the Atomic Archive - the online companion to the award-winning CD-ROM. This page defines nuclear fusion and depicts the process by an informative diagram. Includes numerical values which describe the typical energy values for fusion...
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Lcid: Comparison of Fission and Fusion Processes
From the Science Teacher's Resource Center. A data sheet tabulating the many differences between nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Technical information about the nuclear reactions, the mass defect, isotope masses, etc. is included.
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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory: Fusion Basics
A wealth of background information on nuclear fusion and its potential use as a commercial energy resource. The advantages of nuclear fusion over other resources, the conditions required for its successful implementation and the future...
Atomic Archive
The Atomic Archive: Nuclear Fission
Several pages describing the nuclear fission process. Fission reactions are depicted with diagrams and described in words. Part of an extensive site with well-written information on nuclear power and nuclear science.
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Society of Nuclear Medicine: Career Info
Career information for Nuclear Medicine Physicians, Technologists, and Pharmacists.
Science Struck
Science Struck: The 13 Types of Energy and Their Applications
Read about all the different kinds of potential and kinetic energy. Includes energy formulas and examples of energy applications.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Energy and Its Forms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explore the different forms of energy and investigate how the law of conservation of energy plays an important part of those forms.
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New Talk: Is Nuclear Power Essential to Climate Change and Energy Independence?
New Talk provides an online forum where a panel of non partisan experts in their field discuss relevant domestic issues of today. This discussion focuses on nuclear power, climate change, and energy independence. Readers can comment, but...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Fusion and Fission
Given diagrams, illustrations, symbols, or descriptions, student will distinguish between nuclear fusion and nuclear fission.
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Teachable Moment: Working on Weapons of Mass Destruction
Analyzes the moral problem that some people may have if they are asked to work on a weapon of mass destruction even if it is legal. Students will absorb all of the information given and decide what opinion they would have on the issue....
MadSci Network
The Mad Scientist Network: About Nuclear Fusion
Using a question and answer format, this page introduces and explains the idea of nuclear fusion. The hydrogen bomb and its operation is discussed. Other applications of nuclear fusion are described. Short but clear.
MadSci Network
Msn: What Is Required to Initiate a Fusion Reaction?
From the Mad Scientist Network web site. Using a question and answer format, this page provides a thorough discussion of fusion reactions. Fusion and fission are compared and contrasted and the mechanisms which must occur to initiate and...
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Effective Nuclear Charge
Acting as a subtopic of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook's section on Atoms and the Periodic Table, this site discusses the core charge of the atom, otherwise termed the nuclear charge.
Upper Canada District School Board
Tom Stretton's Chemistry Pages: The Nucleus
This online slide show presents the basic ideas behind the structure of the atomic nucleus.
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Us Department of Energy: The Manhattan Project
In a short two paragraph entry, the general history of the Manhattan Project is described. There are two links to picture of nuclear reactor and nuclear fuel.
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Temperament in Revolution Gorbachev
An excellent article about Gorbachev's appointment, goals, accomplishments, and personality.
Upper Canada District School Board
Tom Stretton's Chemistry Pages: Radioactivity
Deepen your understanding of radioactivity. Find out about the history and chemistry behind the concept.
PBS
Pbs: Splitting the Atom
This site offers a brief history of the discovery and application of atomic and nuclear energy - both military and peaceful. It follows the spread of nuclear development among the major world players of the 20th century. Great site for...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Soviet Nuclear Legacy
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students use the interactive features of Activstudio to describe the interaction of physical and human systems that have shaped contemporary Europe.
MadSci Network
The Mad Scientist Network: About Nuclear Fusion
Using a question and answer format, this page introduces and explains the idea of nuclear fusion. The hydrogen bomb and its operation is discussed. Other applications of nuclear fusion are described. Short but clear.
Georgia State University
Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Nuclear Fusion
This site from Georgia State University provides a lengthy page with a thorough description of the fusion process. Discussion is complemented by excellent graphics and links to further information.