Wikijunior:How Things Work/The nuclear bomb
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[edit] Who invented it?
The concept of nuclear bomb came up in the second World War. The US had started a project called The Manhattan Project. It was invented by Robert Oppenheimer
[edit] How does it get power?
A nuclear bomb gets its power from the splitting of Uranium atoms. Splitting atoms releases a huge amount of energy that is normally stored inside them, which is used to create the explosion.
[edit] How does it work?
[edit] How dangerous is it?
A nuclear bomb is very dangerous and has the potential to kill thousands of people.
[edit] What does it do?
It explodes and destroys what ever it hits and also kills many people or affects many people with radiation poisoning.
[edit] How does it vary?
[edit] How has it changed the world?
The nuclear bomb helped to end the second world war. However, it killed many innocent people and released radiation into the air.
