[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Hydrogen Bomb"

[Shapiro, Fred]

hydrogen bomb (OED 1947 [13 Apr.])

1946 Evening Courier (Camden, N.J.) 26 July 10/4 (Newspapers.com)  I propose that eminent scientists from every nation simultaneously announce to the world the truth about the hydrogen bomb and its potentialities for setting up a chain reaction that could destroy the world.

1947 Sydney Morning Herald 3 Jan. 1/6 (Newspapers.com)  (heading) Hydrogen Bomb 1,000 Times More Powerful.

Fred Shapiro

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