Program Information
The Gadget: Making of the Atomic Bomb
K Strubler1*, R Miller2*, (1) Towson, MD, (2) University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Presentations
11:00 AM : The Gadget: Making of the Atomic Bomb - K Strubler, Presenting Author11:37 AM : The linear no-threshold model (LNT): Made to be tested, made to be questioned - R Miller, Presenting Author
TU-D-204-0 (Tuesday, August 2, 2016) 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM Room: 204
Making of the Atomic Bomb
2015 is the 70th anniversary of the detonation of the first atomic bomb. Since then, few scientific issues have aroused so much public controversy as the effects of radiation. This lecture will present the extraordinary historical genesis and the thoughts of great men and women in the development of the atomic bomb. In addition, the difficult military and political decisions will be covered such as: target selection, the debate over whether to give the Japanese government a demonstration of its power and whether to use it at all. Also, were the German and Japanese scientists developing there own bomb? Declassified top secret documents now help in answering some of these questions.
Handouts
- 115-32263-394514-120272.pdf (K Strubler)
- 115-34545-394514-120751-1422799065.pdf (R Miller)
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