ATOMICENERGY

Atomic energy

Atomic energy is energy produced by atoms. The term originated in 1903 when Ernest Rutherford began to speak of the possibility of atomic energy. The term was popularized by H. G. Wells in the phrase, "splitting the atom", devised at a time prior to the discovery of the nucleus. Atomic energy may include:

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atomic energy

Noun

  1. The energy released by an atom in a nuclear reaction.


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