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Atomic Bombs
Atomic bomb is an explosive device in which a large amount of energy is released through nuclear reactions. This makes an atomic bomb, more properly called a nuclear weapon, a much more powerful device than any conventional bomb containing chemical explosives. The first Atomic Bombs were used during World War 2 in 1945 by the US onto 2 Japanese cities.
2,042 Questions
Did albert einstein die creating the atomic bomb?
No. How could he die creating a thing he did not create? His one an only connection to the creation of atomic bombs was to put his signature on a letter to FDR warning that the Nazis might be trying to make atomic bombs. He did not even write this letter, Leo Szilard (the inventor of the atomic bomb in 1933) wrote it.
Who discovery of the atomic bomb was partially based on his studies?
Leo Szilard invented the atomic bomb in 1933 while studying possible ways to more effectively perform atomic transmutation experiments with neutrons, that he was working on at the tim in London.
Which country successfully tested its first atomic bomb in 1949?
The soviet Union started its program after learning of America's efforts to make the atomic bomb. it was tested on August 29th 1949. The test is known to American's as Joe 1
Who was involved with the creation of the atomic bomb?
I suggest reading Richard Rhodes book: The Making of the Atomic Bomb.
Who the tested the atomic bomb?
Can't answer question as I can't tell what it is asking. It is probably a very good question you meant to ask, but something was lost in the typing.
How big was the first atomic bomb?
The first atomic bomb detonated was the Trinity Test Bomb on July 16, 1945.
It had the estimated explosive power eqivalent of 20,000 Tons of TNT.
It was identical to the bomb dropped on Nagasaki 3 weeks later.
The Hiroshima bomb was of a different design and was about 15,000 Tons equvalent.
Where did the US drop the atomic bomb in ww1?
It didn't. Wrong war. It wasn't invented until WWII.
In WW2 however the atomic bomb was dropped on two cities from japan; first on Hiroshima, then a second dropped on Nagasaki when japan didn't surrender after the first atomic bomb.
Japan was given no opportunity to surrender after the first atomic bomb. Truman's order to use the atomic bomb authorized use as they became available. The only reason Japan had a chance to surrender after the second and before the third atomic bomb was the third was still being prepared and crated for shipment at Los Alamos. Had Japan not surrendered the third atomic bomb would have left San Francisco on a B-29 on August 18 and probably been dropped between August 25 to August 28.
There were another 20 more atomic bombs scheduled for production & delivery on Japan from September through December of 1945.
How did the atomic bomb help the Americans in World War 2?
The atomic bombs saved the Americans casualties, from having to invade mainland Japan, ranging from 300,000 to 750,000. The estimates vary by different report estimates. Even the 300,000 estimate from the most generouos report would have been catastrophic. By 1944, the US Army was stripping its rear area units for infantry replacements.
Who invented the atomic bombs Fatman and Little Boy?
There was no single inventor of the Little Boy gun bomb method, as that method was an obvious means of assembling a supercritical mass.
Seth Neddermeyer was the inventor of the implosion method for the Fatman to assemble a supercritical mass fast enough to prevent a fizzle when using reactor produced plutonium. However he was unable to make it work and George Kistiakowsky was called in. George Kistiakowsky invented the actual shaped charge explosive lense system that was used in both the Gadget and the Fatman.
What country developed its own atomic bomb in 1949?
The Soviet Union developed its own atomic bomb in 1949. This achievement marked a significant milestone in the Cold War, as it ended the United States' post-World War II monopoly on nuclear weapons. The Soviet bomb, known as "First Lightning" or "Joe 1," was successfully tested on August 29, 1949, escalating tensions between the two superpowers.
What island were the 2 atomic bombs dropped on in ww2?
It wasn't an island, it is a country. The country was Japan.
What was the most dramatic spy case involving an atomic bomb?
Everyone thinks it was the Rosenbergs, but it was actually Ted Hall.
How many atomic bombs are made a year?
At this time (2012) neither the US or Russia makes any. Other countries may be making small numbers.
Why shouldn't we used the atomic bomb during World War 2?
The Japanese were defeated on a island and 1000's of planes were fire bombing their cities to ruin so there was no need to use the A bomb
Which country dropped the atomic bomb in the cold war?
No nation dropped an atomic weapon during the cold war. The cold war is not the same as World War 2. Two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan by the US at the end of World War 2. The cold war is called 'cold' because it was not an actual armed conflict. It was a period marked by a conflict of ideologies, propaganda and fear.
What was the atomic bomb invented for?
Leo Szilard invented the atomic bomb & reactor in 1933 as an improved means of transmuting elements. His 1934 patent on this invention also made claims for use in explosives or power generation.
What german inventor invented the atomic bomb?
No german, the inventor of the atom bomb was a hungarian.
The atomic bomb was invented by who in the 1950s?
The atomic bomb was invented in 1933 (by Leo Szilard) and finally built in 1945 (by the US Manhattan Project, which involved hundreds of thousands of people). It was duplicated in 1949 (by the USSR, assisted by information from spies in the US project).
It was already in "mass production" by both the US and USSR by the early 1950s , thus not invented by anyone in the 1950s.
Should the atomic bomb be used?
no because it killed to many innocent people in japan and the radiation waves never go away
