Show battleships using atoms Is scientific forecast operation of battleships by atomic energy was intimated as a future possibility by dr arthur H compton of the university of chicago 1927 nobel prize winner during a discussion with dr E 0 lawrence nobel prize winner and inventor of the atom smashing cyclotron the progress being made in the smashing of atoms by the cyclotron eye ot r on and which thereby releases the energy in them is of more importance to the world today than the war in europe dr compton declared the energy in the atoms is that used in the sun and stars it is hundreds and millions times greater than all the rest of the fuel now available in the world already the science of releasing this atomic energy has advanced to such a state that one of the greatest worries of scientists at present is what to do with it once it finally becomes available dr compton pointed out that one of the greatest elements to be considered in the release of atomic energy is that there can never be any corner on atoms such as can be brought about on coal a and nd oil but that there can be a corner on tha th a understanding necessary to use their power on this point he declared the united states has the greatest chance of obtaining such a corner for the work necessary to arrive at this knowledge is now being accomplished in this country it also is here that the progress pro giess is greatest |