Atomic Age | historical era | Britannica (original) (raw)

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material culture

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  In material culture
  …beginning of the third great revolution in material culture and culture as a whole.
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nuclear fission

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  In nuclear fission
  …opened a new era—the “Atomic Age.” The potential of nuclear fission for good or evil and the risk/benefit ratio of its applications have not only provided the basis of many sociological, political, economic, and scientific advances but grave concerns as well. Even from a purely scientific perspective, the process…
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