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Comment: Re:It's a good thing the military is still funded. (Score 1) 421

by stiggle (#39110091) Attached to: White House Wants Devastating Cuts To NASA's Mars Exploration

He also worked out that the heavy nuclei is made up of particles and identified the proton as the nuclei of hydrogen - which is why he named it 'proton' after 'protos' - the first. He also identified alpha particles as helium nuclei. Taking protons from the nuclei is a little different than stripping electrons in chemistry in a test tube.

http://www.manhattanrarebooks-science.com/rutherford1919.htm
"We must conclude that the nitrogen atom is disintegrated under the intense forces developed in a close collision with a swift alpha particle, and that the hydrogen atom which is liberated formed a constituent part of the nitrogen nucleus." -Ernest Rutherford

FIRST EDITION of Ernest Rutherford's announcement of the splitting of the atom and the discovery of the proton.

Cockcroft & Walton used high voltage accelerators to shoot protons to split lithium which is the first deliberate "splitting" to continue the work started by Rutherford.

Monsanto opposes open-source seeds->

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microphage writes "Monsanto went after hundreds of farmers for infringing on their patented seed after audits revealed that their farms had contained their product — as a result of routine pollination by animals and acts of nature. Unable to afford a proper defense, competing small farms have been bought out by the company in droves. As a result, Monsanto saw their profits increase by the hundreds of millions over the last few years as a result. Between 1997 and 2010, Monsanto tackled 144 organic farms with lawsuits and investigated roughly 500 plantations annually during that span with a so-called “seed police.”"
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Comment: Re:It's a good thing the military is still funded. (Score 1) 421

by stiggle (#39043023) Attached to: White House Wants Devastating Cuts To NASA's Mars Exploration

Which was based on US technology researched by Goddard outside of military science.

Goddard's first liquid fueled, gyroscopically controlled rocket was launched in 1926. So while the US space launch capability was kicked into overdrive by the captured V-2 specialists - their work was based on stolen/borrowed/inspired tech from the USA. So while the V-2 is a military development, the core technologies were developed outside of military science.

Comment: Re:It's a good thing the military is still funded. (Score 1) 421

by stiggle (#39042975) Attached to: White House Wants Devastating Cuts To NASA's Mars Exploration

I'd have thought splitting the atom has rather crucial to fission based nuclear power. Rutherford proved it could be done and then others developed his work to create it in a stable sustainable environment.

Just as Faraday demonstrated the link between magnetism and electricity. It took others (Tesla, Westinghouse, Edison) to actual make it functional and usable.

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