Two billion years ago parts of an African uranium deposit spontaneously underwent nuclear fission. My graduate Professor, Paul K. Kuroda predicted this in 1956. The scientific community thought he was nuts. His vindication occurred in 1972 with the discovery of the ancient reactor in the Oklo Mines in the Belgian Congo. This was "thinking outside the box." He was an amazing man and a brilliant scientist. He passed away in 2001.
I personally met George A. Cowan at Prof. Kuroda's home in 1977. A group of us graduate students sat in the Kuroda's living room a did a lot of listening. We were eating it up.
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What a rich life you have lived. I saw Elvis once.
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