Nuclear Disaster in Japan There was a nuclear reaction at a uranium processing plant in Japan that has brought an enormous amount of people to stay indoors, to stop farming, and to have many schools closed down. There was a large amount of radiation spilt and researchers estimate that there...

The atomic Bomb code named The Manhattan Project was the first atomic Bomb created by the United States. The United States supervised the development of the atomic bomb, under the code name Manhattan Project, during World War II. The first sustained nuclear chain reaction was achie...

The atomic bombs used in World War II were a huge scientific advance, but also will be long remembered because of their radiation effects. Although the weapon was the most destructive of any in World War II, it was one of the advantages the U. S. was able to use in order to defeat Japan. Leo Szilard...

Hiroshima by John Hersey In his book, Hiroshima, John Hersey tells the story of six human beings who lived through the greatest single man-made disaster in history -- the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Brilliant in his straightforward and unambiguous prose, John Hersey explains w...

Atomic Bombing: America's Only Choice It was discovered at the University of Chicago that neutrons striking the element uranium caused the atoms to split apart. The discovery, based on Einstein's E=mc2 theory that mass has the potential to unleash great amounts of raw energy, showed tha...