Today we all know that proper radiation protection—ranging from sunscreen to bonded tantalum and boron carbide plating—is necessary to protect us from ionizing radiation, but before WWII radiation was not something that average citizens thought much about. That all came to an end on July 16thth, 1945, when Robert Oppenheimer’s Manhattan Project detonated the first…
Radiation Protection
17th October 2017Friends of Fission Girl: Faithful Maid Marie
10th October 2017One of the most iconic—and now, sadly, controversial—of Fission Girl’s companions, “Faithful Maid Marie” was named after one of the other great female physicists of history, Madame Curie. Unlike other members of the cast such as Flash Nebraska and the Grey Admiral, Marie accompanied Fission Girl on all of her adventures right from the very…
Mini Episodes Update
03rd October 2017If you’re an observant follower of the Planetary Broadcast Network, you’ve no doubt noticed the three new mini episodes. These quick updates contain important information to help you be the kind of well-informed, patriotic citizen this great nation needs! The first is an important public service announcement from the Director of the National Department of…