Let’s return to the history of atomic weapons. The Little Boy and the Fat Man were atomic bombs, or fission bombs, which set off a chain reaction of nuclear fission. The atomic nuclei of radioactive materials were split to create different elements, which releases a large amount of energy...
Here’s how much deadlier today’s nukes are compared to WWII atomic bombs. With so much at stake, it’s important to understand what these things are capable of.
Roosevelt that this application of scientific knowledge could lead to Germany's development of an atomic bomb and he urged the United States to begin its own research. His suggestions led to the creation of the Manhattan Project -- and the first two atomic bombs it spawned -- in 1945. ...
The total number of protons and neutrons added together is called the relative atomic mass. Hydrogen has a relative atomic mass of 1, while helium's relative atomic mass is 4 (because there are two protons and two neutrons inside). In other words, an atom of helium is four times heavier...
North Korea is threatening to test a hydrogen bomb, a weapon more powerful than the atomic bombs that devastated the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima during World War II. Here's how they differ.
But why is it unique to the Ocean State? Here’s what to know about the state holiday, now in its 75th year. Advertisement What is Victory Day? Victory Day is an annual holiday that marks when Japan surrendered to the US, following two atomic bombs — one in Hiroshima on Augus...
For lots more information about uranium enrichment and related topics, check out the links on the next page. How Nuclear Bombs Work By:Craig Freudenrich, Ph.D.| On Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945, for the first time in world history, two nuclear bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of...
The same thing dolls had in common with atomic bombs last year, when “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” were in theaters at the same time in a cultural phenom dubbed“Barbenheimer.” Now we have “Glicked,” read on. “Wicked” Based on the hit Broadway musical, “Wicked” is one of the...
Atomic Bombs: Mutually Assured Destruction The practice of total war, however, largely ended with World War II, as nuclear war assuredmutually assured destruction. Thebombing of Hiroshima and Nagasakiby the United States showed the apocalyptic possibilities of total nuclear war. Five years after this...
The heat rays exceeded a million degrees Celsius at the point of detonation, and the blast destroyed everything within a two-kilometre radius. It is said to have instantly killed an estimated 80,000 people – around 30% of the population of Hiroshima – and a similar number were injured. ...