No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything--you can't conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him. From LearnThat.org. [Robert Heinlein]
(1878-1968) interpreted the fission of uranium (the term fission is another Copenhagen contribution), in terms of the "liquid drop model.". From Wordnik.com. [Physics in Denmark: The First Four Hundered Years] Reference
I think nuclear fission is a bad way to get energy. From Wordnik.com. [The Future of Power Generation: Nuclear Fusion] Reference
Nuclear fission is neither clean nor safe nor unlimited. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Demoralizing His Supporters, Obama Calls Nukes, Coal, And Oil Drilling ‘Clean Energy Jobs’] Reference
The discovery of nuclear fission is very momentous and indeed dangerous, but even more, it is full of promise. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1944 - Presentation Speech] Reference
In fact MOST species on the planet use binary fission, which is asexual. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Atheism] Reference
The splitting process, known as fission, releases great amounts of energy. From Wordnik.com. [How Nuclear Power Works] Reference
Nuclear fission Nuclear fission occurs when the mass number of an element splits. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
But there's another theory called the fission hypothesis that could account for the similar isotopic content. From Wordnik.com. [Technology Review RSS Feeds] Reference
Nuclear fission occurs when heavy atoms such as uranium or plutonium split into smaller, lighter atoms, releasing neutrons and energy. From Wordnik.com. [Is this the future of nuclear power???] Reference
Nuclear fission is a silly way to boil water. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Not in Vermont’s Back Yard] Reference
Such a case of "fission" gives us two distinct embodiments of these properties. From Wordnik.com. [Relative Identity] Reference
"We're too far away to see details, but it's a kind of fission -- like an amoeba.". From Wordnik.com. [2010 Odyssey Two]
You're simply reinforcing what the entry says: "fission" is not a new concept. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Perhaps this state corresponds to some highly symmetrical type of motion of nuclear matter which does not favor 'fission' of the nucleus. From Wordnik.com. [Disintegration of Uranium by Neutrons~ a New Type of Nuclear Reaction (historical)] Reference
The word fission means to split apart. From Wordnik.com. [Fission vs. Fusion] Reference
They universally have the power of multiplication by simple division or fission. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Germ Life] Reference
= -- This may arise from actual multiplication, or from lateral chorisis, or fission. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference
An equal achievement has been the application of nuclear fission to peaceful purposes. From Wordnik.com. [The Atomic Bomb] Reference
Most of these cases of polyphylly affecting the calyx may be explained by lateral chorisis or fission. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference
That sentence is him all over: highbrow and lowbrow allusions colliding to create intellectual fission. From Wordnik.com. [A King Of Infinite Space] Reference
A great many engineers didn't realize that they were born to make nuclear fission possible until there was. From Wordnik.com. [The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2] Reference
And deep-water drilling should be like nuclear fission in a reactor: You aren't allowed to make a mistake. From Wordnik.com. [After the well is killed] Reference
Government must fund basic university and Department of Energy lab research in non-fission nuclear energy. From Wordnik.com. [Steven Cohen: How to Cure Fossil Fuel Amnesia] Reference
Rounded or oval cells, subdivided according to the arrangement of the individuals after fission, into. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
If a mass of actively growing filaments is examined, some of the cells will probably be found in process of fission. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses] Reference
In fission the new developments grow simultaneously with the older ones, of which, indeed, they are mere repetitions. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants] Reference
(Nuclear power plants, by contrast, run on fission, in which a large atomic nucleus is split -- a far messier process.). From Wordnik.com. [Tapping the Force of Fusion, Again] Reference
In a fission reaction, the nucleus of a uranium atom is split into two smaller atoms, releasing energy in the form of heat. From Wordnik.com. [Could This Lump Power the Planet?] Reference
Owing to the absence of a definite membrane, a distinction between fission and internal cell division can scarcely be made here. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany For High Schools and Elementary College Courses] Reference
One complete element resulting from ordinary fission becomes differentiated for the purpose, enlarges, and develops a dense cell wall. From Wordnik.com. [The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged.] Reference
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