Atomic energy or energy of atoms is energy carried by atoms. The term originated in 1903 when Ernest Rutherford began to speak of the possibility of atomic energy.[1] H. G. Wells popularized the phrase "splitting the atom", before discovery of the atomic nucleus.

Atomic energy includes:

Atomic energy is the source of nuclear power, which uses sustained nuclear fission to generate heat and electricity. It is also the source of the explosive force of an atomic bomb.

References

  1. Isaac Asimov, Atom: Journey Across the Sub-Atomic Cosmos, New York:1992 Plume, ISBN 0452268346, Page 125

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