A truck driver uncovers secrets about the first nuclear bombs
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Re: A truck driver uncovers secrets about the first nuclear bombs
#2Direct link to the spiral bound copy on Amazon: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0006S2AJ0
He binds and ships them himself as far as I can tell.
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#3(2008)
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#4If you don't like nagging subscription popups, here is a popup-free summary of the truck driver's story:
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#5If you don't like nagging subscription popups, here is a popup-free summary of the truck driver's story: https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/john-coster-mullen
A fairly lengthy interview transcript here: https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/oral-histories/john-c...
Re: A truck driver uncovers secrets about the first nuclear bombs
#6(2008)
Re: A truck driver uncovers secrets about the first nuclear bombs
#7The "simplicity of the Bomb" phrase reminded me of the story of the Demon Core:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core
For me, it shows how hard it is to internalize dangers of a technology one is working with daily. How hard it is to trade convenience for security.
Re: A truck driver uncovers secrets about the first nuclear bombs
#8If you don't like nagging subscription popups, here is a popup-free summary of the truck driver's story: https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/john-coster-mullen
Try Reader View in Firefox for reading the text uninterrupted.
Re: A truck driver uncovers secrets about the first nuclear bombs
#9>> Fat Man used explosives to squeeze together two hemispheres of plutonium.
I thought the plutonium core was one piece and the explosives compressed it, making the same mass critical due to increased density.
Re: A truck driver uncovers secrets about the first nuclear bombs
#10>> Fat Man used explosives to squeeze together two hemispheres of plutonium. I thought the plutonium core was one piece and the explosives compressed it, making the same mass critical due to increased density.
The plutonium cores were machined as hemispheres because they had to put an initiator in the center.