Hiroshima- August 5,1945
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Hiroshima- August 5,1945
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Hiroshima- August 5,1945. Hiroshima- August 6, 1945. Physical Destruction. Where to start?. In the early hours, thousands fled the city. Then they came back- to rescue the injured, collect corpses, and restore city functions All were exposed to residual radiation. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Hiroshima- August 5,1945
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Hiroshima- August 6, 1945
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Physical Destruction
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Where to start?In the early hours, thousands fled the city. Then they came back- to rescue the injured, collect corpses, and restore city functions All were exposed to residual radiation.But, how do you identify the age or gender of a hairless, swollen, and discolored corpse?
Or worse, the imprints of human beings vaporized by the heat of the blast.
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Radiation Effects
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What do you do with the survivors?
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What about the lasting effects?
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
The lead scientist of the Manhattan Project upon seeing the fireball after successfully
testing the first atomic bomb:
“I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.”-
Bhagavad Gita