Nuclear fission

When people hear the word nuclear, most will think of complete destruction and radiation poisoning. These people are partially correct; the first public appearance of nuclear technology was the Atomic Bomb at the tail end of World War Two, ending the war with its annihilating capabilities (Nash). Since 1945, this technology has been harnessed by scientists and engineers globally, especially in America. Through advancing the medical field, upgrading industry in the country, and by ensuring…

dilemma with the Davids-Beckham power plant is arising after the plant has undergone an outage. During outages, power plants power down in order to perform routine maintenance and inspections along with replacing spent fuel rods if necessary.1 As a nuclear engineer working for the plant, I am under the impression that the outage went well and am even planning to go on a family vacation. However, I realize there were some issues with the outage after talking to a colleague who was tasked with…

Gustavo Oliveira Coutinho, 4º ano Class: 4BTEL Innovate Tesla: the resurgence of Nikola Tesla from oblivion to spotlight Introduction Nikola Tesla is one of the most controversial figures on science. While many judged him simply as a mad scientist, few were able to see how he was ahead of his own time, providing the theoretical and practical foundation to several modern equipments. We, as a society, not only owe Tesla for the AC (alternating current) electric system of supply, but…

Electron microscope (Manning, n.d.) is the instrument used to magnify different scientific artifacts with the used of electron beams to create the illustration of the sample, and has the capacity to magnify two million times of the original specimen. The development of the electron microscope was first known in the year 1931 because Ernst Ruska and Maximoll Knoll magnified electron image successfully, but the equipment was actually constructed in 1933 (Innes, n.d.). The concept of the electron…

The book, Gunpowder: Alchemy, Bombards, and Pyrotechnics: The History of the Explosive that Changed the World by Jack Kelly is about the history of gunpowder, how it evolved to become more powerful and explosive, and how it affected the many wars that occurred. Gunpowder was first invented by Chinese alchemists around 1110 A.D. They called the perfect mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and sulfur "fire drug," before it was known as gunpowder. The Chinese used the powder primarily for making noise…

Truman and the Atomic Bomb Tommy Rogers Kilgore College Author Note Tommy Rogers, Government 2305, Kilgore College Questions concerning the information in this paper should go to Tommy Rogers, Government 2305, Kilgore College, 1100 Broadway Blvd, Kilgore, TX 75662 Contact: Rogetomm9920@go.kilgore.edu Abstract In this essay, I will discuss the world altering decision newly-sworn-in President Harry S. Truman had to face and how he had to attack his issue. This essay explains and uses…

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pop-rock music. Originally in German, an English version of the song was released in 1984 telling a story about the horrors of war. At the beginning, 99 red balloons are released into the air, and are mistaken for UFOS causing panic. Not soon after, a nuclear war breaks out without cause as nations fear a loss in power.…

Part 1: Major Lab Accidents On January 7, 2010, two graduate students at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas were involved in a lab accident in the Chemistry building. While handling two explosive compounds, the students assumed that keeping the compound wet would prevent it from exploding when it come in contact with the solvent. When he noticed that the product was clumpy, one of the students used a pestle to attempt to break it up. In doing so, the product was detonated. One of the…

the incoming destruction if the Nazis were to produce an atomic bomb first. The world was in a war and desperate times called for desperate measures. This prompted the founding of the Manhattan Project, a project dedicated to the development of a nuclear weapon. Scientist were recruited to work on…