FREE ESSAY ON HYDROGEN BOMBS

HYDROGEN BOMBS

In 1954, many barriers were broken that made this a year of success. One of the major
achievements is the cure for Polio being discovered which saved many lives and made the
disease extinct. Other successes include the revolution of music and the birth of Rock &
Roll. Other achievements this year were the invention of the first 2-seated sports car,
the corvette, and the beginning of the Sports Illustrated magazine. During this year, RCA
also produced the first color television where families could watch shows such as the
Nelsons and the Show of Shows. Swanson also made the first TV dinners that families ate
while they watched TV.
One of the major barriers that were broken was the invention of the hydrogen bomb and
when it was released, it was noted to be the biggest bomb to ever be set off. The United
States conducted a full scale, successful experiment with a fusion device in 1952, which
produced an explosion equivalent to several megatons (million tons) of chemical
explosive. In 1954, the United States detonated a fusion bomb with a power of 15 megatons
instead of the expected 7 megatons. It created a glowing fireball more than 4.8 km (more
than 3 miles) in diameter, and a huge mushroom cloud that quickly rose into the
stratosphere. The hydrogen bomb was tested in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
The bomb was said to be over 500 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima,
Japan, in 1945, giving the United States the technology to produce a bomb capable of
razing any of the world's largest cities. The hydrogen bomb created a fireball that was
made up of extremely hot mass and went off in a nuclear explosion. A flash of heat
radiation was emitted from the fireball and began to spread out over a large area. The
radiation was able to cause flash burns on exposed skin. Besides the blast and heat, the
exploding nuclear bomb was able to release a penetrating nuclear radiation. The nuclear
radiation was able to cause serious injury to the islands surrounding the Marshall
Islands. The radiation was effecting the near by natives when it was absorbed into the
body of people. 
With the invention of the hydrogen bomb, 'the nuclear/atomic age' evolved and gave the
United States the technology it needed to become the superior nation it is today. It gave
the nation the power it needed to succeed and give the other nations a threat that the
United States was a much stronger force for anyone to handle. The nuclear technology
paved the way for new weapons that can help defend our nation but also making bigger
threats throughout the world. The nuclear age also brought ideas for movie plots. Such
movies include, "Godzilla" was the effects of nuclear radiation mutated a lizard. This is
how the Nuclear age started and how it affects our nation these days.
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