the history and science of the atomic bomb
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The History and Science of the Atomic Bomb. By Jack King. History Connections. What is the “gadget”?. The “gadget” was the informal name for the first atomic bomb that was called the Trinity The “gadget” or Trinity was an implosion-design Plutonium device - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The History and Science of the Atomic Bomb
By Jack King
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History Connections
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What is the “gadget”?
The “gadget” was the informal name for the first atomic bomb that was called the Trinity
The “gadget” or Trinity was an implosion-design Plutonium device
The detonation of the “gadget” was equal to the force of 20,000 tons of TNT
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Where and when was it tested?
The test was conducted by the USA’s army on July 16, 1945
It was about 35 miles southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, at the White Sands Proving Ground, which is now the White Sands Missile Range
This date is considered the beginning of the Atomic Age
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Why was it referred to as the “fat man
type”? It was an implosion-type weapon with a
plutonium core It was very similar to the Trinity test bomb Robert Sober said he named after Sydney
Greenstreet’s character of “Kasper Gutman” in the movie The Maltese Falcon because they were both round and fat
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Why was it tested in this location?
It was used there because it was an unused army base in the middle of the Mojave Desert
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What were some of the fears of
detonating this bomb? They thought the world would look down on
the USA They thought it might catch the atmosphere
on fire They also thought it would blow up the
world
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Science Connections
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Who were the scientists involved with the Gadget?
Albert EinsteinEnrico FermiRichard FeynmanJ. Robert Openheimer Harold UreyNiels Bohr
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What were the reactions of the
scientists? The biggest issue was making a bomb with
enough enriched Uranium to keep a chain reaction
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How Did the Bomb Work?
The bomb works by creating a huge nuclear reaction, which gives off a huge amount of energy that is relative to explosions
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What type of Radioactive Material was
involved? Uranium Plutonium
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Was it Fusion Or Fission
This bomb was fission, because the atom splits into smaller parts when it explodes
Then it produces free Neutrons and Photons It also produces an Exothermic Reaction
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The Sand Melting and Forming Glass
from the Test Explosion One of the products of the explosion was a
green glassy material formed by melting the surrounding area
This material is referred to as Trinitite because it was founded at the test site where the bomb Trinity was tested
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