Essays Tagged: "TNT"

An essay on Oppenheimer's morals VS. the government on building the bomb for the government

along with a long and deafening roar of sound. The explosive power, equivalent to 18.6 kilotons of TNT, was almost four times larger than predicted. Oppenheimer was appalled at the power of this bomb ...

(2 pages) 57 1 3.7 Apr/2002

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

Gettysburg Movie Review

el Shaara), is a spectacle that gathers power and momentum with every scene. Originally slated as a TNT mini-series, Gettysburg received the go-ahead for a theatrical run when Ted Turner realized the ...

(4 pages) 91 1 4.7 Dec/2002

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Unite one which is Bussines at Work.

business to add values to its products.The business that I have chosen to do the report is called 'TNT Transport & Haulage '.I have asked one of the managers that is employed by TNT Transport &am ... ause he is my next door neighbour in Keighley and knows me very well and some of it will be off the TNT web-site on the internet, this is large sized multinational business that operates in the UK and ...

(26 pages) 269 0 3.0 Apr/2003

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Atomic Bomb.

amount of energy that was released by thisexplosion alone was equivalent to twenty thousand tons of TNT. This type of bomb wasfirst tested at Alamogordo, New Mexico, on July 16, 1945. Only the United ...

(2 pages) 134 5 3.0 Jun/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History

Atomic bombing of hiroshima and nagesaki.

mic bomb ever. The city went up in flames caused by the immense power equal to about 20,000 tons of TNT. The project was asuccess. They were an unprecedented assemblage of civilian, and military scien ... e HiroshimaA-bomb was originally thought to be equivalent to the destructivepower of 20,000 tons of TNT. Later estimates, however, put the energyequivalent to approximately 15,000 tons of TNT, based o ...

(6 pages) 82 2 3.7 Nov/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History

Book report about the atomic bomb with the history and some facts about the bomb

a chain reaction. The strength of the explosion created by an atomic bomb is equal to 22000 tons of tnt, Usually the plutonium or uranium in a bomb is separated into parts so that an explosion or crit ... July 16, 1945. The energy released from this explosion was equal to the explosion of 20,000 tons of TNT. Near the end of World War II, on August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bom ...

(2 pages) 45 0 4.5 Feb/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

The Manhattan Project

omic bomb ever. The city went up in flames caused by theimmense power equal to about 20,000 tons of TNT. The project was asuccess. They were an unprecedented assemblage of civilian, andmilitary scient ... e HiroshimaA-bomb was originally thought to be equivalent to the destructivepower of 20,000 tons of TNT. Later estimates, however, put the energyequivalent to approximately 15,000 tons of TNT, based o ...

(6 pages) 68 0 3.0 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers

Atomic Bomb

bomb is on the order of the strength of the explosion that would be created by thousands of tons of TNT An atomic bomb must provide enough mass of plutonium or uranium to reach critical mass, the mass ... gy released from this explosion was equivalent to that released by the detonation of 20,000 tons of TNT. Near the end of World War II, on August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bom ...

(5 pages) 65 2 4.8 Mar/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Why did America drop the Atomic bomb?

e bomb making it the most expensive bomb ever. The Atomic bomb had more power than 20,000 tonnes of TNT and the first of its kind. The Atomic bomb was tested in New Mexico to check if it was ready. Am ...

(4 pages) 8273 3 3.6 Oct/2004

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Manufacturing industry in crisis Why has manufacturing sector plunged into a decline?

ce industry which support manufacturers and sometimes even sprung from them . an example of this is TNT which offers a logistics service for manufacturers.Why has manufacturing sector plunged into a d ...

(1 pages) 33 0 3.0 Oct/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Atom bomb

icles. After the discovery the Hydrogen bomb was built. The H- bomb was equal to 10 million tons of TNT or more! Luckily the H- bomb has never been used except for tests. The first test bomb was nick ...

(1 pages) 25 1 2.7 Jan/2005

Subjects: History Term Papers

Analysis of TNT--supply chain management

As a global company, TNT's core businesses were involved in transport business, express worldwide, logistics and airlines ... se from 8% to 21% of revenue according to analyst forecast.Supply chain structurePhysical goods flowTNT's global network was from purchasing raw material with the lowest price to its customers and to ... than deliver finished goods to final customers. The following graph shows the flow :Information flowTNT Logistics information system went through operations from original supplier procurement to final ...

(1 pages) 54 1 4.0 May/2005

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Mothman Festival

en feet creature with wings. In the year 1966, tow couples on a nightly drive through the abandoned TNT area where chased by what they described as a creature standing seven feet tall and had wings. D ... s say is the genuine thing. Besides crazy vendors, the festival has hay rides through the abandoned TNT plant area where Mothman was first sited, a room full of memorabilia from the "Mothman Prophecie ...

(2 pages) 1284 0 3.0 Feb/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing

Nuclear Nightmares: Where Do We Go From Here?

power comes great responsibility. Before, conventional explosives can create around 1,000 pounds of TNT, whereas a single pound of uranium in an atomic bomb can release explosives up to 16 million pou ...

(4 pages) 28 0 0.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security

Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in World War 2 - AP United States History

Let's BombThe atomic bomb created an explosion equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT, which if used on people, would be morally abhorrent; therefore, the atomic weapon should not be ...

(3 pages) 18 0 3.0 May/2006

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > International Organizations & Conflicts

World War II

pe of bomb, the atom bomb.The newly created atomic bomb had the power equivalency of 20,000 tons of TNT. With only 20 days between testing and delivery of the weapon on Hiroshima early in august 1945, ...

(5 pages) 38 0 0.0 Apr/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History

The Manhattan Project

. The once peaceful city went up in a gigantic fireball with the force equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT. The city was wiped out, buildings torn from their foundations. Shadows of people once standing ... ongated because of it. The Little Boys estimated destructive power was equivalent to 20,000 tons of TNT(Beyer 65). It was also believed that less than one kilogram out of the 10-30 kilograms of uraniu ...

(4 pages) 12 0 0.0 Nov/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Atomic Bomb

any horrors caused by the atomic bomb. " The bomb itself contained the equivalent of 21,000 tons of TNT. The explosion could be seen over 200 miles from where it was dropped. "Fat Man" was the name of ... s by crashing their planes loaded with explosives into American warships. Several hundred pounds of TNT were placed in he nose of fighter planes " (Ellis and Ester 806). Near the shores of Okinawa was ...

(3 pages) 24 0 0.0 Sep/2001

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II

Nucular war

s of plutonium. A sphere about the size of a baseball produced an explosion equal to 20,000 tons of TNT.The A-bomb was constructed, and tested by the Manhattan Project, a big United States enterprise ... August 6, 1945, was a gun-type weapon. It had the energy of anywhere between 12.5 to 15 kilotons of TNT. Three days later the United States dropped a second atomic bomb over Nagasaki, Japan, with the ...

(6 pages) 1654 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Chemistry

This Side of Enlightenment

age, slender finger pointing at some indistinguishable scribble."Trinitrotoluence, sir.""Ah… TNT. Does that surprise you?""Not really, sir. The damage would not have been this severe had the pl ... have been this severe had the plane only suffered a crash. There must have been something else. The TNT would explain an explosion that could have happened before the crash, causing the plane to lose ...

(6 pages) 2048 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing > Poems & Short Stories