Nuclear propulsion
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nuclear-propulsion-162-11429758
title:
Nuclear propulsion
text:
Nuclear propulsion includes a wide variety of propulsion methods that use some form of nuclear reaction as their primary power source. The idea of using nuclear material for propulsion dates back to the beginning of the 20th century. In 1903 it was hypothesized that radioactive material, radium, might be a suitable fuel for engines to propel cars, planes, and boats. H. G. Wells picked up this idea in his 1914 fiction work The World Set Free. Many aircraft carriers and submarines currently use ur
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Nuclear power to propel a vehicle
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_propulsion
date created:
2004-03-01T05:21:37Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T21:15:08Z
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