... dawn of the twentieth century became one of its greatest physicists; he is also among its most controversial. While still in his early twenties, he was among the handful of bright, young men who created quantum mechanics, the basic physics of the atom, and he became a leader of nuclear physics and elementary particle research. He is best known for his uncertainty ... to remove the uranium oxide and there was a hissing sound like air rushing into a vacuum. For a couple seconds nothing happened, then flames and gas bust out around the cover, spewing burning particles of uranium around the...

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... dawn of the twentieth century became one of its greatest physicists; he is also among its most controversial. While still in his early twenties, he was among the handful of bright, young men who created quantum mechanics, the basic physics of the atom, and he became a leader of nuclear physics and elementary particle research. He is best known for his uncertainty ... to remove the uranium oxide and there was a hissing sound like air rushing into a vacuum. For a couple seconds nothing happened, then flames and gas bust out around the cover, spewing burning particles of uranium around the...

• Word Count: 4427
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... dawn of the twentieth century became one of its greatest physicists; he is also among its most controversial. While still in his early twenties, he was among the handful of bright, young men who created quantum mechanics, the basic physics of the atom, and he became a leader of nuclear physics and elementary particle research. He is best known for his uncertainty ... to remove the uranium oxide and there was a hissing sound like air rushing into a vacuum. For a couple seconds nothing happened, then flames and gas bust out around the cover, spewing burning particles of uranium around the...

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• Grade Level: High School