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It has been remarked that all technology is a Faustian bargain: one obtains conveniences and sometimes luxuries, but in exchange one gets increased potential for catastrophes.

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This heat [developed after fission stops in a reactor] is like the still thrashing tail of a dead dragon.

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Frank N. von Hippel

Frank N. von Hippel

Born: December 26, 1937 (age 87)
Bio: Frank N.J. von Hippel is an American physicist, born in 1937. He is Professor and Co-Director of Program on Science and Global Security at Princeton University and Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

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