
William J. Broad
Science Writer at The New York Times
I am a science writer at The New York Times sharing two Pulitzers and author of The Science of Yoga: The Risks and the Rewards, a New York Times bestseller.
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2 weeks ago |
straitstimes.com | William J. Broad
Strikes on any nuclear facilities could, in theory, release clouds of deadly radiation that endanger human lives and health. But in the case of Israel’s attacks on Iran overnight on June 13, that appears so far to not have been the case. The earliest attacks and targets seem for the moment to rule out the most dangerous outcomes, limiting possible radiation threats to the realm of the relatively minor. The most dangerous kind of threat would arise from successful attacks on nuclear reactors.
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2 weeks ago |
telegraphindia.com | William J. Broad
All about Richard L. Garwin, the man who actually designed the H-Bomb but kept this a secret for half a century William J. Broad Published 09.06.25, 10:35 AM Enrico Fermi’s battle with cancer was nearing its end in late 1954 when he received a visitor. Fermi, a Nobel laureate in physics, had fled fascism in Europe and become a founder of the nuclear age, helping bring the world’s first reactor and first atomic bomb to life.
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1 month ago |
nytimes.com | William J. Broad
El papel de Richard Garwin en el diseño de la bomba de hidrógeno se ocultó al público, incluso a su familia, mientras asesoraba a presidentes y dedicaba su vida a deshacer el peligro que había creado. El papel de Richard Garwin en el diseño de la bomba de hidrógeno se ocultó al público, incluso a su familia, mientras asesoraba a presidentes y dedicaba su vida a deshacer el peligro que había creado. Richard L. Garwin, segundo a la derecha, con Peter A.
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1 month ago |
estadao.com.br | William J. Broad
A luta de Enrico Fermi contra o câncer chegava ao desfecho, no fim de 1954, quando recebeu uma visita. Fermi, premiado com o Nobel de Física, havia fugido do fascismo na Europa e se tornado um dos fundadores da era nuclear, ajudando a produzir o primeiro reator e a primeira bomba atômica do mundo. O visitante, Richard Garwin, tinha sido aluno de Fermi na Universidade de Chicago (EUA) e era chamado pelo laureado de “o único verdadeiro gênio que já conheci”.
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1 month ago |
clarin.com | William J. Broad
La batalla de Enrico Fermi contra el cáncer estaba llegando a su fin a finales de 1954 cuando recibió una visita. Fermi, premio Nobel de Física, había huido del fascismo en Europa y se había convertido en uno de los fundadores de la era nuclear, ayudando a dar vida al primer reactor y a la primera bomba atómica del mundo. El visitante, Richard L. Garwin, había sido alumno de Fermi en la Universidad de Chicago, y el laureado lo llamó «el único genio auténtico que he conocido».
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RT @AllanSchlosser: @WilliamJBroad Absolutely riveting. Journalism at its very best on a subject -- Richard Garwin and his impact -- that's…