Word: gamma
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Camp Desert Rock in Nevada in the early 1950s, it must have seemed like an innocent joke. After being required to witness explosions of atomic weapons, some of the men were given commemorative diplomas certifying their successful completion of courses in "alpha ray education, beta ray orientation, gamma ray examination and nuclear radiation." As an added fillip, the mock documents declared them to be "perfect physical wrecks...
...even more brilliant mathematical tour de force, Hawking has gone on to point out that black holes apparently violate the cherished no-escape doctrine. Contrary to expectations, Hawking's mini-black holes are gradually "evaporating," leaking subatomic particles and high-energy gamma rays back into the universe and rising in temperature. After billions of years, according to Hawking's calculations, the minuscule hole, unlike its large brother, can no longer sustain the buildup of heat and expires in a Gotterdammerung-like blast comparable to the explosion of millions of H-bombs...
...Improved "high-energy" astronomical satellites. These would be sensitive enough to pick up gamma radiation from Hawking's mini-black holes...
Down in the lobby, Kim Gillette, 25, another member of the tiny female contingent, recounted a fantasy game she had just left. "The plants had a death spread on them. But I was killed just before that." The game, Gamma World, is a futuristic (postnuclear holocaust) contest in which participants adopt the characteristics and hostilities of humans and aliens. "It's a lot more exciting than Monopoly," the player explained brightly. "No dragon's ever going to jump on you in Monopoly...
...seems to own her own time ma chine. She also likes to play with micro-armor: tiny scale models of tanks. A few hours after her fatal accident in Gamma World, she was marshaling miniature armies of dwarfs and ores in a battle based on J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy classic, The Lord of the Rings. This was not a good weekend for Kim; her side, the dwarfs, was annihilated...