Comment Re:So far, I'm not impressed (Score 1) 145
I don't claim to know much about quantum physics but I do know the masses involved are almost infinitesimally small and any measurement of them is likely to be incorrect as our methods of measuring are far from perfect.
The mass defect is the basis of both nuclear fission and nuclear fusion power generation, and the atomic masses are known to quite a high accuracy these days. Go look at NIST, their physical reference data has the electron, proton, neutron and various atomic masses with the uncertainties, with references to the data sources.
