Experts Discuss Atomic Bombs As War Ends And Future Hopes
A panel including Oppenheimer, Arnold, Szilard, Urey, Morrison, Lawrence, and others weighs atomic weapons’ role in war and peace. They warn destruction of cities, risk to civilization, and potential uses in medicine and industry while noting future military and societal impacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Oppenheimer
Los Alamos, N. M
California Institute of Technology
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Harold C. Urey
Uranium Commission
University of Chicago
E. O. Lawrence
Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Detailed
On August 5 1945 Enola Gay circled Honshu with Co Paul W Tibbett Jr at the controls and Major Thomas W Ferebee as bombardier selecting Hiroshima for the drop. The blast formed a mushroom cloud. Hiroshima vanished leaving only a few buildings standing. Seventy five hours later Nagasaki, a ship building port, faced a second bomb destroying about a square mile or thirty percent of the city.
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Enola Gay
Japan
Island
Honshu
Paul
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Nuclear Shipping Scrap Value Battle
Navy planners note Bikini target ships used in war would largely end as scrap. Estimated salvage value stands at 3.7 million dollars, reflecting postwar disposal costs and resources.
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Bikini
Atomic Potentialities Open New Fields for Research
Atomic energy promises industry power within 20 years and fuels hopes for medical tracing of diseases. Researchers identify over 150 radioactive fragments from Uranium 235 and name masurium and illinium. Studies aim to trace metabolism, aid cancer research, and explore space propulsion beyond Earth's gravity.
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Gustav Egloff
American Institute of Chemists
Desert
Arctic
East Prussia
Illinois
Maenew
Mt Trem
Tle
James
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TIDAL
Bikini Atoll
Marshall Islands
Louis Biedermann
G. M. Lyon
Navy
Jeo Szilard
Budapest
Philip Morrison
Cornell University
Chicago
JR. Oppenheimer
Gen
Leo Szilard
Strato
Bikini Lagoon
BY Allen Goldfin
Central Press
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