Davis County Clipper | 1932-05-20 | Page 1 | Breaking the Atom

Breaking The Atom For years scientists have sought sough sou ht to break the atom a n feat which has nas just been accomplished by two British physicists Drs Cockroft and Walton at Cambridge University sity ity according to a London press dispatch I While this does not mean mem much i to the layman it is hailed as one of oC othe The he most notable scientific triumphs oCI I of recent years Much speculation has been indulged in respecting what hat would happen i if the atom were broken Some predicted that thata a tremendous source of ener energy y would thereby there y be made available n while extremists feared it would cause a world explosion According to Dr Cockroft what really resulted was the he chan changing ing g of oC hydrogen atoms into helium This did develop a n considerable e amount of force but apparently nothing to worry about so far as blowing up this little planet of ours oui is concerned