Nuclear fission and optical telegraph: what they have in common
- Step 1. Nuclear fission — uses — E = mc². The energy is the mass defect.
- Step 2. E = mc² — is a kind of — Theory of relativity. A consequence of special relativity.
- Step 3. Theory of relativity — uses — Speed of light. The constancy of the speed of light.
- Step 4. Speed of light — uses — Telescope. Observations of Jupiter’s moons.
- Step 5. Telescope — is used in — Optical telegraph. Signals were read through a telescope.