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There is no evil in the atom; only in men's souls.

~Adlai Stevenson

Topics: Atom Evil Men Only Souls

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The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.

~Albert Einstein

Topics: Atom Catastrophe Changed Drift Everything Modes Our Power Save Thinking Thus Toward Unleashed Unparalleled

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We should note that this latter type of shift was successfully amplified to a considerable extent by Russian physicists using the intense light of a ruby laser whose wavelength is close to that of a transition of the potassium atom.

~Alfred Kastler

Topics: Amplified Atom Close Considerable Extent Intense Laser Latter Light Note Physicists Ruby Russian Shift Should Successfully Transition Type Using Wavelength Whose

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The waves are subtle, altering spacetime and the distance between objects as far apart as the Earth and the Moon by much less than the width of an atom. As such, gravitational radiation has not been directly detected yet. We hope to change that soon.

~Barry Barish

Topics: Altering Apart Atom Been Between Change Directly Distance Earth Far Gravitational Hope Less Moon Much Objects Radiation Soon Subtle Than Waves

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Through space the universe encompasses and swallows me up like an atom; through thought I comprehend the world.

~Blaise Pascal

Topics: Atom Comprehend Like Me Space Swallows Thought Through Universe Up World

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No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.

~Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Atom Atom Bomb Bomb Consider Could Country Independent Itself No Country Properly Without

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I think that the relationship between two top-level athletes who are rivals is one of the most fascinating human relationships to explore. It's always one atom away from being a tragedy.

~Chris Cleave

Topics: Always Athletes Atom Away Being Between Explore Fascinating Human Human Relationships Most Relationship Relationships Rivals Think Tragedy Two Who I Think

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In the lab, we could not see or physically describe the mathematical objects that we called quarks, which we suspected were the key to unlocking the dynamics of the strong force that binds together the clump of protons and neutrons at the center of the atom.

~David Gross

Topics: Atom Binds Center Could Describe Dynamics Force Key Lab Mathematical Objects Physically See Strong Suspected Together Unlocking Were Which

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I was actually telling people that - by harnessing the atom - we could enter a new era of unlimited power that would do away with the need to dam our beautiful streams.

~David R. Brower

Topics: Actually Atom Away Beautiful Could Dam Enter Era Need New New Era Our People Power Streams Telling Unlimited Would

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Until four years ago, in fact, I was absolutely in love with the atom.

~David R. Brower

Topics: Absolutely Atom Fact Four In Fact Love Until Years Years Ago

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