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... reactor in which certain atoms can be bombarded with neutrons until , rather like a single sperm fertilising an egg , one neutron gets through to the central nucleus . When this happens , the central nucleus shatters into fragments ...
... reactor in which certain atoms can be bombarded with neutrons until , rather like a single sperm fertilising an egg , one neutron gets through to the central nucleus . When this happens , the central nucleus shatters into fragments ...
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... reactor is an infinitely more effective converter of natural material into energy than any other means and it ... Reactors built now have the future demands in sight and the fuel they produce will finally fuel reactors not yet built ...
... reactor is an infinitely more effective converter of natural material into energy than any other means and it ... Reactors built now have the future demands in sight and the fuel they produce will finally fuel reactors not yet built ...
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... reactor 203 Brewster , Sir David 86 Brownian movement 200 Brugnatelli : Giornale di Fisica quoted 168 Buddhist prayer wheels 59 Buoyancy motor 107 Buoyant motor principle 100 Burton , inventor of solar clock 123 Bute , Marquis of , his ...
... reactor 203 Brewster , Sir David 86 Brownian movement 200 Brugnatelli : Giornale di Fisica quoted 168 Buddhist prayer wheels 59 Buoyancy motor 107 Buoyant motor principle 100 Burton , inventor of solar clock 123 Bute , Marquis of , his ...
Contents
Introduction | 15 |
What is Perpetual Motion? | 19 |
Elementary Physics and Perpetual Motion | 27 |
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