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Mr. Becquerel
Antoine Henri Becquerel was born in Paris on December 15, 1852. Mr. Becquerel discovered radio activity in 1896 \while working with phosphorescent materials. -
XRAYS
The discovery of x-rays by Wilhelm Röntgen in 1895 led to widespread experimentation by scientists, physicians, and inventors. Many people began recounting stories of burns, hair loss and worse in technical journals as early as 1896 because of the already discovered radiation. -
Trinity bomb
Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. The White Sands Proving Ground, where the test was conducted, is in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, on the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range. The only structures originally in the vicinity were the McDonald Ranch House and its ancillary buildings, which scientists used as a laborato -
Its alive!!!
Electricity was generated by a nuclear reactor for the first time ever on September 3, 1948 at the X-10 Graphite Reactor in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in the United States, and was the first nuclear power plant to power a light bulb. -
Smoke detectors
The Atomic Energy Commission granted the first license to distribute smoke detectors using radioactive material in 1963. These early models were used mainly in factories, public buildings and warehouses. In 1969, the AEC allowed homeowners to use smoke detectors without the need for a license. Their use in homes expanded in the early 1970s. The NRC took over from the AEC in 1975. -
chernobyl
The Chernobyl accident in 1986 was the result of a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel. -
NUKES FOR GOOD
The first operation of a nuclear aircraft engine occurred on January 31, 1956 using a modified General Electric J47 turbojet engine. The Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion program was terminated after the President's annual budget message to Congress in 1961.
