Science Journalism
In the field of science journalism, a 1962 article examined various means "to put an end to the world", concentrating on "Doomsday Bombs".
As astronomer Phil Plait has pointed out, the amount of energy necessary to shatter an Earth-sized planet is mindbogglingly large: "about 2 x 1032 Joules.... about as much energy as the sun puts out in a week."
Read more about this topic: List Of Planet Killers
Famous quotes containing the words science and/or journalism:
“He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars:
General Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer,
For Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.”
—William Blake (1757–1827)
“In America the President reigns for four years, and Journalism governs for ever and ever.”
—Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)