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Atomic bomb - A bomb that rapidly releases nuclear energy.
Nobel prize - One of a set of prizes, laid out in the will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, given each year to people who "have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind".
ChatGPT - An Artificial Intelligence chatbot released in November 2022.
Johannes Gutenberg - A German goldsmith, inventor, printer, and publisher. His invention of the printing press in 1440 meant that books could be mass-produced and knowledge could spread around the world. Many historians see this as the beginning of modern history.
Sentient - Able to perceive or feel things.