The mushroom is called Reishi or Mannentake (10,000 year mushroom) in Japan, and Ling Chi or Ling Zhi (herb of immortality) in China and Korea. Ganoderma is known from Chinese medical writings from over 2,000 years ago and it is a popular symbol and subject in Chinese art. Reishi mushrooms are found worldwide in tropical and subtropical climates.
Nuclear Technologies History Part 2 - Splitting the Atom. 1  Fermi knew that when an atom splits it releases other neutrons, and he was quick to realize that under the right conditions those neutrons could go on to split other atoms in a chain reaction. This would lead to one of two things: a steady generation of energy in the form of heat or a huge explosion. If each splitting atom caused one released neutron to split another atom, the chain reaction was said to be critical and would create a steady release of heat energy.
Nuclear energy is one of the renewable energy sources being developed today because of the positive benefits it gives especially to the environment. This alternative energy is produced in two ways -- when atoms come together in a fusion process and when atoms split apart in a fission process.The discovery Enrico Fermi is considered a major figure in the discovery of nuclear energy.This physicist born in Rome, Italy was the first scientist to split the atom and his research later led to nuclear power generation.his alternative energy is produced in two ways -- when atoms come together in a fusion process and when atoms split apart in a fission process. The discovery Enrico Fermi is considered a major figure in the discovery of nuclear energy.