Search engine for discovering works of Art, research articles, and books related to Art and Culture
Javascript must be enabled to continue!
13. Jan Smuts and the Atomic Bomb
View through CrossRef
The life and legacy of Jan Christiaan Smuts continue to elicit widespread academic and political interest. However, a neglected aspect of Smuts's career relates to the atomic bomb and the emergence of the atomic age. During World War II, South Africa’s rich uranium resources drew the attention of Britain and other states as the Allied powers became aware of Germany’s atomic programme. In 1944, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill approached Smuts to compile an inventory of South Africa’s uranium as Allied powers scrambled to build the ultimate weapon. Uranium deposits in South Africa were reported in the 1920s and confirmed significant uranium resources.
Title: 13. Jan Smuts and the Atomic Bomb
Description:
The life and legacy of Jan Christiaan Smuts continue to elicit widespread academic and political interest.
However, a neglected aspect of Smuts's career relates to the atomic bomb and the emergence of the atomic age.
During World War II, South Africa’s rich uranium resources drew the attention of Britain and other states as the Allied powers became aware of Germany’s atomic programme.
In 1944, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill approached Smuts to compile an inventory of South Africa’s uranium as Allied powers scrambled to build the ultimate weapon.
Uranium deposits in South Africa were reported in the 1920s and confirmed significant uranium resources.
Related Results
7. Jan Smuts and his ‘Sphinx’ Problem
7. Jan Smuts and his ‘Sphinx’ Problem
To the question ‘Was Smuts a racialist?’ the response must be in the affirmative. The answer becomes more nuanced, however, if we ask what sort of racialist he was - working from t...
Atomic electron tomography: 3D structures without crystals
Atomic electron tomography: 3D structures without crystals
BACKGROUND
To understand material properties and functionality at the most fundamental level, one must know the three-dimensional (3D) positions of atoms with high prec...
Importance and Management of Sorghum Smuts with Special Reference To: the Covered Kernel Smut (Sphacelotheca sorghi [Link] Clinton), Loose Kernel Smut (Sphacelotheca cruenta [Kuhn] Potter) and Head Smut (Sphacelotheca reiliana [Kuhn] Clinton)
Importance and Management of Sorghum Smuts with Special Reference To: the Covered Kernel Smut (Sphacelotheca sorghi [Link] Clinton), Loose Kernel Smut (Sphacelotheca cruenta [Kuhn] Potter) and Head Smut (Sphacelotheca reiliana [Kuhn] Clinton)
Sorghum known to be associated with one of the most important diseases of seed- and soil-borne pathogens Sphacelotheca spp. causing the smuts. Sorghum smuts remains to be an import...
Early South African engagement with international psychology
Early South African engagement with international psychology
South African psychology has been informed by international trends in psychology from its earliest inception. South African psychologists, such as Joseph Wolpe and Arnold Lazarus, ...
Klass, kön och Shakespeare
Klass, kön och Shakespeare
Class, gender and Shakespeare. Elise Karlsson's Smuts
This essay suggests that the use of Shakespeare in Elise Karlsson’s novel Smuts (2021) serves to accentuate and develop the no...
Future population of Atomic Bomb Survivors in Nagasaki
Future population of Atomic Bomb Survivors in Nagasaki
The Nagasaki University Atomic Bomb Survivor Database, which was established in 1978 for elucidating the long-term health effects of the atomic bombing, has registered since 1970 a...
Die Eerste Wereldoorlog as faktor in die Suid-Afrikaanse toetrede tot die internasionale gemeenskap
Die Eerste Wereldoorlog as faktor in die Suid-Afrikaanse toetrede tot die internasionale gemeenskap
Toen Zuid-Afrika op 4 augustus 1914 betrokken raakte bij de Eerste Wereldoorlog, was het als onvrij deel van het Britse Rijk. Vijfjaar later tekenden de generaals Louis Botha en Ja...
Atomic‐Scale Compositional Fluctuations in Ternary III‐Nitride Nanowires
Atomic‐Scale Compositional Fluctuations in Ternary III‐Nitride Nanowires
Ternary InGaN and AlGaN alloys have been sought after for the application of various optoelectronic devices spanning a large spectral range between the deep ultraviolet (DUV) and i...