“The most striking impression was that of an overwhelming bright light. I had seen under similar conditions the explosion of a large amount—100 tons—of normal explosives in the April test, and I was flabbergasted by the new spectacle. We saw… — Emilio Segrè Copy Share Image
“Some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilárd , which has been communicated to me in manuscript, leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of energy in the immediate… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image