OPPENHEIMER TERMS
Happening after a person's death
POSTHUMOUS
What event in his life can be referred to as ‘his downfall’?
He was accused of being a Communist and denied security clearance.
sławny fizyk (not famous)
a renowned physicist
What was codenamed 'Trinity'?
The test of the first atomic bomb
Richard Feynman is often credited with predicting the potential of nanotechnology. What was the title of his famous speech given in 1959? a) ‘There is a tiny room at the bottom’
b) ‘Things get nanoscopic at the bottom’
c) ‘Bottom? What bottom?’
d) ‘There is plenty of room at the bottom’
Answer d)
the action of supporting a particular person in an unfair way
BIAS
What was he like as a scientist and lecturer?
He never gave students easy and superficial answers. He taught them to work on the deep problems. He was earnest and involved in his work.
wyznaczony cel
a designated target
How did Einstein contribute to the Manhattan Project?
He was the co-author of Einstein-Szilard letter which prompted Roosevelt to sart working over an atomic bomb.
The prefix “nano” comes from a ...
a) French word meaning billion
b) Greek word meaning dwarf
c) Spanish word meaning particle
d) Latin word meaning invisible
Answer b)
to hold on to somebody and fight with them
TO GRAPPLE WITH
What was the Sanscrit quotation Oppenheimer used when referring to the atomic bomb?
'I am become death; The destroyer of worlds'
przełom naukowy
scientific breakthrough
What is the critical mass?
To get enough fissile material close together that it creates a runaway chain reaction. The amount is the critical mass.
What was the invention that made nanotechnology possible?
a) graphene
b) Scanning tunneling microscope (STM)
c) soft biofocal contact lenses
d) doppler radar
Answer b)
to act together with others for an illegal or dishonest purpose
BE IN CAHOOTS WITH SB
Why did Oppenheimer never receive the Nobel Prize?
His ideas were brilliant, but his calculations were wrong. He didn't have the patience to write long papers.
rozszczepienie atomu
nuclear fission
What is Trinitite?
A glassy mineral that was created out of sand which melted in the heat of the atomic explosion.
What is a buckyball?
a) A carbon molecule (C60)
b) A nickname for Mercedes-Benz’s futuristic concept car (C111)
c) Plastic explosives nanoparticle (C4)
d) Concrete nanoparticle with a compressive strength of 20 nanonewtons (C20)
Answer a)
the fact of something increasing a lot and suddenly in number or amount
PROLIFERATION
What was the Super and what was Oppenheimer's attitude it?
The hydrogen bomb. He was against it.
Celowo nie ujawniono zamierzeń. (Start with They)
They were deliberately not told the purpose.
What scientific discovery in 1932 led to creation of an atomic bomb?
A neutron was discovered; heavier than a proton with no electric charge so ti wouldn't be repelled from a nucleus
Which one of these statements is NOT true?
a) Gold at the nanoscale is red
b) Copper at the nanoscale is transparent
c) Silicon at the nanoscale is an insulator
d) Aluminum at the nanoscale is highly combustible
Answer c)