Terrestrial Physics

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Terrestrial physics
.

Terrestrial Physics is a

Denver's Biennial of the Americas from June–September 2010.[2][3]

Sculpture

Terrestrial Physics involves a polished

physicists Niels Bohr and Enrico Fermi, invited speakers at the Fifth Washington Conference on Theoretical Physics, of the discovery of nuclear fission in Berlin by Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann and its interpretation by Lise Meitner and Otto Frisch.[4][5]

The Germans had used

thermal neutrons to cause fission, but at least two U.S. groups realized they could make confirmatory experiments with accelerator neutron sources, and did so within a few days of hearing the news. The experiment at the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (DTM) of Carnegie Institution of Washington on the night of Saturday 28 January 1939, using their Van de Graaff generator driven accelerator was probably the second U.S. confirmation of the European discovery of nuclear fission.[4]

Sanborn, with permission and assistance of DTM, has reproduced the historical Van de Graaff generator used in that experiment.[6]

History

Sanborn stated that the idea for the project came to him by accident while he was working on another of his projects, Atomic Time: Pure Science and Seduction.

atomic bomb.[8]

During the period when he was displaying his work at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in 2003, Sanborn discovered an accelerator and was given permission to copy it. He was also able to obtain some fittings from the item. With the help of a NASA engineer, Sanborn was then able to achieve a working particle accelerator which could also cause nuclear fission. When asked why he wanted to create this work of art, he stated "There are moments in history that people should be reminded of."[2]

References

  1. ^ "MUSEUM INSTALLATIONS". Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d Gopnik, Blake (August 25, 2009). "Sparking Interest Within the Sphere of Art". Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  3. ^ MacMillan, Kyle. "Art, artifacts and excess collide in a combustible energy exhibit at Denver's MCA". Denver Post.
  4. ^ a b Dahl
  5. ^ "Energy Effects: Jim Sanborn". Museum of Contemporary Art. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 25 November 2014.
  6. ^ "DTM". Carnegie Institution of Washington: Department of Terrestrial Magnetism. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  7. ^ Gopnik, Blake (2003-11-03). "Atomic Time: Pure Science and Seduction". washingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
  8. ^ "Exhibit: Nuke allure". chinadaily.com. 2003-11-03. Retrieved 2009-10-19.

Bibliography

  • Dahl, Per (2002). From nuclear transmutation to nuclear fission, 1932-1939. Taylor & Francis.
    ISBN 978-0-7503-0865-6
    .
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