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The demon core - 14lbs of plutonium

The Demon Core was meant to be the heart of the third atomic bomb. What made scientists so afraid of the Demon Core? In today's video we look at one of the most powerful materials found on this Earth, ...
I think we can all agree that the physicists, engineers, and chemists who worked on the Manhattan Project -- which ultimately ended World War II -- were consummate geniuses and paragons of ...
A plutonium core from the Manhattan Project became deadly when two laboratory accidents exposed scientists to fatal radiation ...