Do you know the physical significance of E=mc^2?
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I believe so: Energy = Mass x Speed of Light^2
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That means, among others, that if one kilogram plutonium fissions and loses 1 gram by the process, you get the energy of an atomic bomb. " the "Gadget"-style bomb used in the Trinity test and the bombing of Nagasaki had an explosive yield equivalent to 21 kt of TNT. About 1 kg of the approximately 6.15 kg of plutonium in each of these bombs fissioned into lighter elements totaling almost exactly one gram less, after cooling [The heat, light, and electromagnetic radiation released in this explosion carried the missing one gram of mass.] This occurs because nuclear binding energy is released whenever elements with more than 62 nucleons fission." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass–energy_equivalence
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The practical significance of E=mc (squared) is the discovery that energy = matter x the speed of light squared . The speed of light squared is an incredibly high number 186,000 (squared). So ,theoretically Einstein figured out if mass could someone how be converted to energy , a very tiny amount of mass (e.g. the tip of a pencil) could produce an enormous amount of energy. The specifics of turning mass into energy was not discovered by Einstein who believed it was close to impossible. However, Lise Meitner, Leo Szilard, and Enrico Fermi discovered what was necessary to produce energy from mass. When Leo Szilard met with Einstein to ask him to write a letter to FDR to warn him that the Nazis, could possibly produce an atomic bomb, Einstein was very surprised that his theory could actually be put into practice
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The only significant is the potential disaster to mankind.
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