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By:Jenna =__The Atomic Bomb__= The splitting of an atomic nuclei causes an explosion of great force blinding light and heat. Fast and uncontrolled fissions of uranium or plutonium atoms in a chain reaction causes the force of an atomic bomb. The atomic bomb is an explosive tool that relies on the release of energy in a nuclear reaction.

Paul W. Tibbets Jr. flew the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the atomic bomb. Some of the crew that were on the plane were Tom Ferebee, Dutch Van Kirk, Bob Lewis, Bob Caron, Joseph Jepperson and Deak Pearson. The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. The second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945.

The bombs were each 10 1/2 feet long, 29 inches in diameter, and weighed more than 9,000 pounds. When they were dropped, they killed more than 100,000 people and wounded a lot of others too. They had a release of energy about a million times greater than the equal weight of a chemical explosive. These weapons were a horrible use of technology and science during World War ll.

Paul Tibbets, the man who flew the plane, was born on Feb. 23, 1915. He was the son of Enola Gay, (who he named his plane after), and Paul Warfield Tibbets. Paul met a man named Doug Davis and became interested in piloting. He soon entered Western Military Academy and graduated first in his class. Then he later joined the Army Air Corps where he started flying.

The Enola Gay took a six hour flight from the Pacific island of Tinian to Japan. After the news that the Enola Gay dropped the two bombs that ended the war, some American people were very happy. They thought it was a better way to end the war, rather than invading Japan. Although now, some people would disagree and say it was not needed. The Enola Gay is a very controversial subject to talk about.

I think that the atomic bombs were very important. I think that we learned about them because they were a big part of the nuclear race. The atomic bombs that were dropped changed a lot of people's lives. People's lives are still being affected by these bombs, either by radiation or the remembrance of a lost loved one. Without these bombs our lives now, would be very different.