Following this weekend’s release of Oppenheimer, a huge storm of interest has been regenerated in the man behind the atomic bomb
, of course, tells the story of J. Robert Oppenheimer and of his role in the Manhattan Project, which was the codename given to the planning and construction of the atomic bomb.Oppenheimer, the self-professed ‘father of the atomic bomb’ who also referred to himself as ‘death, destroyer of worlds’, was the main figure in the splitting of the atom which led to the devastating effects of the weapon.
It is believed that over 200,000 people died following the catastrophic bombings, while millions of others were left severely affected as a result.But just how did the atomic bomb work? Well, thankfully, YouTube Channel AiTelly have created an animation of what goes on inside an atomic bomb to explain exactly that.Using very simple terminology, the animated video shows that when the bomb is dropped, a firing switch activates once it has fell for a number of seconds.
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