Uranium-235

The husband and wife team of Pierre and Marie Curie became interested in Becquerel’s discovery (The Discovery of Radioactivity). While experimenting with their own uranium-containing ore, they came up with the term "radioactivity" to describe the spontaneous emissions that they studied (The Discovery of Radioactivity). That word helped shape how we view the world forever. Radiation became the newest scientific find…

The transition into the atomic age began in the early 1900s, when scientists began researching the atom. In 1938 they discovered something called fission, the process of splitting an atom. Due to the second world war breaking out the research of atoms eventually turned to the research of weapons. A few of the leading countries in the race for an atomic weapon were Germany, the United States, and the Soviet Union. After several years of research the U.S. developed and tested the first atomic bomb…

Have you ever been watching T.V. and just wondered where the energy that was powering the television was coming from, or how it was made? Well that power source is called nuclear power and many people do not think about nuclear power, or just not pay any attention to nuclear power, but nuclear power is one of the most useful thing to have been discovered. It powers so much. Without nuclear power you would not have electricity to charge Iphones and laptops. With nuclear power we do so much with…

Nuclear energy yields multiple uses. Obviously, it can be used for destruction and warfare in the form of a bomb. However, it is also used for technological advancements in agriculture and food, power and electricity, medical treatment, and so on. Of late, controversy has erupted over the decade plus long debate of the nuclear aptitudes and capacities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The recent hopes of multiple countries have been to deal with this matter by achieving what is known as the Joint…

Nuclear energy complies with the Clean Air Act of 1970, meaning it does not increase the amount of pollution released into the environment (Nuclear Energy Institute, 2015). However, Uranium mining is very similarly to regular mining, which requires fuel and releases carbon emissions, and the construction of a Nuclear Power Plant is the same as every other factory or industrial building, producing a lot of carbon emissions (World Nuclear…

Atoms are units that compose everything from the cosmos and beyond. The nucleus of each of these particles is known as nuclear energy. Nuclear energy can be used to generate electricity as it must go through the process of nuclear fission. Power plants, also known as nuclear reactors, are machines that control nuclear fission and produce electricity. In Europe, there are around 185 power plants used, whereas the United States only uses about 99 power plants. Considering it has limited usage in…

In 1933, the first of Hitler 's anti-semitic laws were passed. These discriminatory laws stripped all "non-Aryans" of their teaching posts. With the laws came hatred towards the Jewish people as a whole, including members of the scientific community. When it became difficult to continue their research, or even live safely, many scientists chose to flee to institutions of higher learning in either the United States or Great Britain. Albert Einstein and Hungarian born Leo Szilard were two such…

Work Cited Krepon, Michael. The International History Review 29.1 (2007): 214–216. Web... The book The International History Review explains a series of the historical events happened in history of the world, which included the United States. One these historical events were about the comprehensive nuclear ban treaty that the United Nations had sign in order to ban nuclear testing. This passage went on to explain the reasons for banning nuclear testing in the world. In addition, a journalist…

2. The properties (ionising ability, penetrative ability) of the products of nuclear reactions and the impact they have on today world 5 FAQ things Answers 250 words images references 1.how does each type of radiation formed/made? What are alpha, beta and gamma rays and how are they formed/made Pg 56 2.What 's are the different effects on human tissue from gamma rays beta particles alpha particles What are the different penetrative abilities of each radiation type on metals 3.what are some…

gathering resources and researching how to build the atomic bomb. Germany managed to split the atom in 1938 in order to release massive energy amounts while the United States had not achieved that until late 1942. Also in 1938, Japan had acquired uranium and electrical power that was needed for the construction of the bomb. The following year Albert Einstein learned of the progressions made by the Nazis and sent a letter to President Roosevelt detailing what he knew and made Roosevelt aware of…