Our Friend the Atom

Tweeting the Disney book Our Friend the Atom by Heinz Haber for @NuclearSciWeek

[Leo Camacho @LeoZombie]

Happy to finally announce I'm working with Disney and @xprize on the Tomorrowland Challenge! http://t.co/M73V9Dz06p

[Our Friend the Atom @AtomFriendly]

Amazing Atoms App! Explore the peaceful uses of atomic science around the world https://t.co/4VnAA49m3u

[Caroline DeWitte @caorilne]

Emmy Noether- called a genius by Einstein. Straight boss. Also, awesome WomeninScienceArt: https://t.co/VfN2C6coTh

[Ragnarok Tangler @RagnarokTangler]

Marie Curie. That's all I need to say. #FilmHerStory

[Berkeley Lab @BerkeleyLab]

Meanwhile in #Berkeley… 319 Einsteins on their way to a world record! http://t.co/FNXcVeHTWp @berkeleyside @GWR

[Our Friend the Atom @AtomFriendly]

Children's picture book uses dragon as metaphor for nuclear power http://t.co/3I9GnnPRzM

[Weird Science @weird_sci]

A periodic table.

[Our Friend the Atom @AtomFriendly]

Einstein, Curie, and Shrodinger snowflakes! For all the crafty nerds out there: http://t.co/drpOCAqb4Y

[Our Friend the Atom @AtomFriendly]

And Jane Goodall: https://t.co/dx5H1av3Zo

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And Patricia Bath: https://t.co/uDApiwobyw

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And Rosalind Franklin: https://t.co/7jx6wyvtre

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And cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova: https://t.co/GVP6GuHdnj

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Famous women of science art! Here's Marie Curie: https://t.co/8lVghDvqYX

[Rita P. @RitaTherPita]

Just bought a used copy of the "Our friend, the atom" book online. Proceeds go to a public library so win-win!

#ansmeeting

[Kristiina Tiilas @TiilasKristiina]

#ANSMeeting started today with Disney reference. My question was selected and I won an original "our friend the ATOM…http://t.co/pcvoLetQvK

[Our Friend the Atom @AtomFriendly]

"Under a microscope the dial looks like a display of miniature fireworks."

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If you look at the self-luminous dial of your wristwatch, the glow is due to radioactive decay.

[Our Friend the Atom @AtomFriendly]

But you can see atoms in action, using a special fluorescent screen. When the atom impacts the screen, it gives off light.