Everybody knows about the atomic bomb‚ but not everybody is aware of the story behind it. The atomic bomb is arguably one of the most iconic turning points in history. There are many takes on whether this invention was beneficial or unnecessary. At first‚ the bomb was built out of spite to beat the Germans; later on‚ it was used against Japan after Pearl Harbor. This complex weapon needs many people to participate in its creation. The reason the project started was to surpass the Germans in creating
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Bomb Calorimeter What is a Bomb Calorimeter? In calorimetry‚ a bomb calorimeter is a piece of equipment used to measure the heat fluctuation of a reaction’s system‚ the changes in physical properties and the thermal capacity. How does a Bomb Calorimeter works? A calorimeter is basically used for measuring the heat of fuels as it burns at a specific temperature in order to obtain the heat energy values. The samples of fuel used can either be solid or liquid but not gas. The calorimeters is estimated
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Atomic bombs were the first nuclear weapons to be developed‚ tested‚ and used. In the late 1930s physicists in Europe and the United States realized that the fission of uranium could be used to create an extremely powerful explosive weapon. In August 1939‚ German American physicist Albert Einstein sent a letter to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt that described this discovery and warned of its potential development by other nations. The U.S. government established the top secret Manhattan Project
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The Atomic Bomb The atomic bomb is a powerful‚ explosive nuclear weapon. It is fueled by the fission of the nuclei of specific amounts of plutonium or uranium‚ in a chain reaction. The strength of the explosion created by one of these bombs is equal to the strength of an explosion created by thousands of tons of TNT. The atomic bomb was first created in the early twentieth century. Physicists in the United States and Europe had discovered that the fission of uranium could be used to create
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Gar (2010-12-29). The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb (p. 39).)” So if the war were to end the Japanese would have to unconditionally surrender‚ secretary of state James Byrnes said as much‚ “For instance‚ in his 1947 book Speaking Frankly‚ James F. Byrnes declared without qualification: “Had the Japanese Government listened to [Ambassador to Soviet Union] Sato and surrendered unconditionally‚ it would not have been necessary to drop the atomic bomb. (Alperovitz‚ p. 34)” The Japanese refused to surrender
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The People Bomb was a CNN film from 1992 that focuses on the many issues of economics and health due to the continuing swell of human population. The video examines the growth patterns of the population boom‚ which some countries are at the greatest risk‚ and what can be done to help. The video emphasizes the estimate that at the current population growth rate‚ there will be over three times the number of people on the earth at the end of the 21st century as there were at the beginning. This estimate
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In 1946 less than a year after the Atomic Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ John Hersey wrote a book that tells the stories of six different survivors of the bomb. He tells about what was happing right before the bomb was dropped‚ how they survived and tracked their lives after this tragic event. Reading through this amazing description on Hiroshima has been the only time I am not proud to be an American. Seeing the devastation that was caused by the Country I call home was really hard. Countless lives
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Debate Intro The pictures in front of you are the gruesome results of the utter destruction after the atomic bombs were dropped on both Japanese cities. Almost half a million victims; equivalent to 13‚000 tons of TNT; a 1.6 mile radius of destruction/bomb (within that radius‚ people were disintegrated‚ leaving shadows where they stood). Housewives and children were incinerated instantly‚ their internal organs boiled and their bones charred into brittle charcoal. 65% of the casualties were nine
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Bomb Monologue “The United States would not have succeeded without me!” I was heavily involved in WWII after Pearl Harbor where Japan did a surprise attack. I also helped the other world leaders to victory against Germany. And‚ I created the U-Committee to make the first atomic bomb‚ and the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima‚ Japan which killed many people. I am the president so I made all of the decisions about the process of the bomb‚ and I declared war on Japan which made the Allies
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decision to drop the bomb on Japan was a diplomatic measure calculated to intimidate the Soviet Union rather than a strictly military measure designed to force Japan’s surrender. This is due to the fact that there was a fear of further Soviet involvement in the war as well as the Japan already being defeated almost completely.
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