The element that was discovered inside a nuclear explosion
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In today's video, I talk about einsteinium, an element that was discovered in the radioactive dust from the first thermonuclear test in history, Operation Ivy Mike.
Sources:
http://pubsapp.acs.org/cen/80th/einst...
https://www.radiochemistry.org/histor...
https://www.nature.com/articles/nchem...
https://www.osti.gov/opennet/servlets...
https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4417258
https://www.science.org/content/artic...