Fun with Atoms

OK, let's say up front that I know that this isn't how atomic power really works. It's my best guess as to how Weinbaum thought it worked. Does this seem vaguely plausible from the perspective of 1930s SF?

( Atomic Blasts )

Remember, I want something that might seem plausible by 1930s SF standards, not hard SF!

Digital Insanity Bill

Pointed out by various friends - Charlie's take on the Digital Economy Bill, the latest and most vicious attempt to stop file sharing and ensure that organised crime has a monopoly on bootleg DVDs etc., and where to go to sign a petition against it.

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2009/11/imbeciles.html