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Originally Posted by trekkor
Mike, that comment is hardly a statement of fact. It's a just an opinion without a definitive answer.
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Well, then to quantify my statement, I would suspect that the power generated from nuclear plants has benefited quite a few folks. Look what nuclear medicine has done for man. Everything from treating cancer to imaging techniques. My Dad received a dose of radioactive iodine back in the 1960s that corrected a life-threatening thyroid problem.
Nuclear techniques are also used to better understand materials. Everything from high-temperature superconductivity (a whopping 55K now!!) to understanding how materials pass through cell membranes. Splitting of atoms is currently being used to develop the next generation of magnetic storage devices (hard drives). Alot of people use hard drives. It is also used to design better welds by allowing a better understanding of internal stresses.
All from splitting atoms.