Isn’t Fermi the guy who insisted that a nuclear reaction could set the atmosphere on fire in a massive nuclear reaction?
Not as far as I know. This was considered technically even though it seemed obviously false on its face, assigned an even lower credence afterward, and then it didn’t in fact turn out to be true.
Not as far as I know. This was considered technically even though it seemed obviously false on its face, assigned an even lower credence afterward, and then it didn’t in fact turn out to be true.