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— Edward Victor Appleton"No scientific subject has ever aroused quite the same mixture of hopes and fears [as atomic energy]."
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The future of the world, dependent as it is upon atomic energy, requires more understanding and knowledge about the atom.
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That atomic energy though harnessed by American scientists and army men for destructive purposes may be utilised by other scientists for humanitarian purposes is undoubtedly within the realm of possibility. ... An incendiary uses fire for his destructive and nefarious purpose, a housewife makes daily use of it in preparing nourishing food for mankind.
— Mahatma Gandhi
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