Enrico Fermi

Atomic Theory The atom is the smallest unit of an element. It is composed of two main parts. The nucleus is the central point of an atom. Compacted in that small space are neutrons and protons that constantly jiggle. Neutrons are uncharged particles that add mass to the nucleus without adding a charge. The protons are positively charged particles that are also located in the nucleus and symbolized as p+. The second part of an atom is the electron cloud. The electron cloud is a cloud…

On August 6th, 1945, the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. The United States dropped the bomb as their last resort to defeat Japan and end the war, but what they did not expect was the horrors of the aftermath and the ongoing 71 year long debate about the ethics of nuclear weapons. We started out as the only country that had a few nuclear weapons, although it is unknown how many the United States actually had in 1945, which quickly escalated to nine countries owning over 15,000…

In the book “The Making of the Atomic Bomb”, the author Richard Rhodes argues that the “Atomic Age” was almost entirely brought to being by Jewish and semitic groups. Through this extensive 800 page book, Rhodes brings up bonafide historical events, records, and interviews to compile a piece of work that not only encapsulates the emotions and ideological stirring of the time, but also the immersive science that went into the bomb that changed the world. This book doesn 't just begin with…

Japanese homeland. The amount of chemistry applied to creating such doomsday devices is enormous. The chemistry behind the creation of nuclear bomb all started with a discovery in 1934. This discovery was made by the Italian- American physicist Enrico Fermi. He experimented with uranium, and quickly found…

Gamboa 1 Matt Gamboa Mr. Green American History 16 May 2016 History Term Paper On August 6th and August 9th 1945, the whole world would change forever when the United States dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. These nuclear weapons affected the earth 's environment. It also negatively affected people 's health around the world. In addition it significantly affected how dangerous the Cold War could have been. How did President Truman 's decision to drop nuclear…

World War 2 was a time of great hostility between nations. The United States of America had endured many tragedies and lost the lives of many brave troops while trying to defend their nation. Attacks against the United States made by Japan, such as Pearl Harbor, left America with only one option; to fight back and end the war. With the help of great scientists and a top secret project, the United Sates worked hard and fast to create the first ever chain reaction between the splitting of atoms,…

In 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt won the Presidency of the United States and changed the path of the nation. Roosevelt changed the economy, set new precedents, and became one of the most prominent presidents in American history. The influence that Roosevelt has on modern America is not only a testament to his successful political policies, but also his intelligence, grace, and leadership that steered the nation through two of the twentieth century’s most severe crises. For his actions as the…

After World War II it was believed there were two nations that came out decisively as the far more superior out of any other nation that participated in the war. Both the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be the two nations that would eventually become the leaders in politics, military, and technological advances among any other nation around the world. Although the two nations were allies and fought together against the Axis powers during World War II, they would become rivals in…

In 1943 an Italian Physicist, Enrico Fermi, created a chain reaction that changed the course of history. The U.S started the Manhattan project in fear of if the Germans got the atomic bomb first that they would use it for the wrong cause. There were two bombs that were dropped in World…

On August 6th and 9th, 1945, about 80,000 Japanese civilians and soldiers were brutally killed in an instant by two American-made atomic bombs. Years of horrendous fallout would then follow in the wake of two of the worst man-made disasters of all time. This was the work of the many people who contributed to the Manhattan Project, which Julius Oppenheimer was chiefly involved. As the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, Julius was instrumental in the development of the world’s…