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A gun-type bomb would not be fast research enough to work. Before the bomb could be assembled, a few stray neutrons would research have been emitted from the spontaneous fissions, and these would start a premature research chain reaction, leading to a great reduction in the energy released. Seth Neddermeyer, a scientist at Los Alamos, developed the idea of using explosive charges to compress a sphere of plutonium very rapidly to a density sufficient to make it go critical and produce a nuclear explosion. Fat Man Specifications Length: 128.375 inches (10 feet 8 inches / 3.25 meters) Diameter: 60.25 inches (5 feet / 1.5 meters) Weight: 10,265 lbs (4,656 kg) Yield: 21 kilotons (+/- 10%) Page 4 of 5 Related Media [ 400k QTVR ] Related Reading Atom Bombs: The Top Secret inside story of Little Boy and Fat Man by John Coster-Mullen About Us | | Support | Privacy | Site Map | Weblog © Copyright 1998-2005 AJ Software & Multimedia All Rights Reserved This project is part of the National Science Digital Library funded by the Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation Grant 0434253 forums downloads for your site subscribe Music Users Radio Groups Charts Help Site update, check it out!
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