Bomb pulse

The bomb pulse is the history of elevated Carbon-14 in the Earth's atmosphere due to the detonation of atomic bombs starting in the 1950s. As discussed in the Radiolab episode, Elements,[1] the phenomenon has permitted scientists to determine the age of individual cells in organisms.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Elements - Radiolab". Retrieved 2015-10-24.
  2. ↑ "14C "Bomb Pulse" Pulse Forensics". Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Retrieved 2015-10-24.


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