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Goeppert-Mayer, Maria

(Encyclopedia)Goeppert-Mayer, Maria, 1906–72, German-American nuclear physicist, Ph.D. Univ. of Göttingen, 1930. She was a researcher at Johns Hopkins (1931–39), Columbia (1939–46), Argonne National Laborato...

Anzus Treaty

(Encyclopedia)Anzus Treaty ănˈzəs [key], defense agreement signed in 1951 by Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. The name Anzus is derived from the initials of the three signatory nations. As a result...

atomic energy

(Encyclopedia)atomic energy: see nuclear energy. ...

thermonuclear energy

(Encyclopedia)thermonuclear energy: see nuclear energy. ...

breeder reactor

(Encyclopedia)breeder reactor: see nuclear reactor. ...

mutual assured destruction

(Encyclopedia)mutual assured destruction: see nuclear strategy. ...

Florida State University

(Encyclopedia)Florida State University, at Tallahassee; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1857. Present name was adopted in 1947. Special research facilities include those in nuclear science and oceanography. ...

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

(Encyclopedia)Strategic Arms Limitation Talks: see disarmament, nuclear. ...

SALT, acronym for Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

(Encyclopedia)SALT, Strategic Arms Limitation Talks: see disarmament, nuclear. ...

United Nations Atomic Energy Commission

(Encyclopedia)United Nations Atomic Energy Commission: see disarmament, nuclear. ...