Atom Bomb. 1945 US. 1949 USSR. 1952 Britain. 1960 France. 1964 China. 1974 India. 1989 South Africa (dismantled). 1998 Pakistan. ? Israel. 1990s Argentina, Brazil. Soon: Iraq, Iran, North Korea. H-Bomb. Neutron Bomb.

Seaborg, Glenn. 1912-99. US chemist. Isolated plutonium, Atom bomb ingredient.

Atomism. 5C BC. World is an infinity of small indestructible particles. Leucippus.

Bell, Charles. 1774-1842. Scottish anatomist. Motor vs sensory nerves 1830. Anatomy of Brain 1811.

Berzelius, Jacob. 1779-1848. Swedish chemist, created symbolic notation 1808. Atomic Weights, 1818. Silicon 1823.

Bichat, Xavier. 1771-1802. French anatomist. “Life is the sum of the forces that restrict death.”

Bohr, Niels. 1885-1962. Danish atomic physicist. Electron quantum levels, 1913.

Born, Max. 1882-1970. German/British quantum physicist. Mathematics of atom behavior.

Campanella, Tommaso. 1568-1639. Italian monk, philosopher. City of the Sun 1602 parallels Plato’s Republic.

Cato, Marcus. 234-149BC. Roman statesman, censor, writer. Opposed Greek influence.

Cuvier, Georges. 1769-1832. French creator of comparative anatomy and paleontology.

Democritus. c460-c370BC. Greek philosopher. Atomic theory of matter. Separate mind. Man’s goal is happiness and tranquility.

Eustachio, Bartolomeo. -1574. Italian anatomist. Eustachian tube. Anatomy of Ear 1552.

Fermi, Enrico. 1901-54. Italian/US atomic physicist. Transuranic elements.

Haller, Albrecht von. 1708-77. Swiss anatomist. “Father of experimental physiology”.

Herophilus. c335-280BC. Greek “Father of Anatomy”.

Hydrogen Bomb. Thermonuclear or H-Bomb. 1952 US. 1953 USSR. 1957 Britain. 1968 France. 1971 China. 1974 India. ? Israel. Atomic Bomb.

Inquisition. Group of tribunals dedicated to routing out heresy. Papal. 1231-18C. Formalized by Gregory IX. Torture to obtain confession authorized by Innocent IV 1252. Roman. 1542-1908. RC church vs Protestantism. Galileo. Spanish. 1478-1834. Formed by Isabella and Ferdinand to persecute Jews and Moslems. Torquemada. Auto-da-fé.

Leucippus. -440BC. Greek philosopher. Atomism. “Nothing occurs at random”.

Malpighi, Marcello. 1628-94. Italian physician. Early microscopic anatomy. Malpighi skin layer.

Manhattan Project. 1942-5. Developed US Atomic Bomb.

Mboya, Tom. 1930-69. Kenyan Nationalist leader. Assassinated.

Moseley, Henry. 1887-1915. English x-ray physicist. Atomic number and charge.

Nakatomi Kamatari. 614-69. Founded Fujiwara dynasty. Tried to adapt Chinese system to Japan.

Oppenheimer, Robert. 1904-67. US atomic scientist. Led Manhattan Project.

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