Robert Fox Bacher - Revision history

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External links

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	[http://oralhistories.library.caltech.edu/93/1/OH_Bacher_R.pdf An Interview with Robert Bacher]		[http://oralhistories.library.caltech.edu/93/1/OH_Bacher_R.pdf An Interview with Robert Bacher]
	===External links===		===External links===
			[http://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/tags/robert-bacher Manhattan Project Videos]

	==References==		==References==

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Fun Facts

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	==Fun Facts==		==Fun Facts==
	[~~[Media~~:Robert Bacher Fun Facts~~.mp4]~~]		[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvsi3tVkvbk Robert Bacher Top # 16 Fun Facts ]

	== See also ==		== See also ==

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	==Fun Facts==		==Fun Facts==
			[[Media:Robert Bacher Fun Facts.mp4]]


	== See also ==		== See also ==

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References

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	http://datab.us/i/Robert%20Bacher		http://datab.us/i/Robert%20Bacher
	http://datab.us/i/Fat%20Man		http://datab.us/i/Fat%20Man
			Physics 2212 Textbook

	[[Category:Notable Scientists]]		[[Category:Notable Scientists]]

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Relation to PHYS 2212

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	==Relation to PHYS 2212==		==Relation to PHYS 2212==
			Since we learned about electromagnetism, this is a great relation to atomic bombs. When studying the nucleus of an atom, we can focus on the high-velocity protons of the nucleus and observe the reactions that occur. In order to create nucleus and drive the proton there, the proton must experience acceleration through a potential difference of HIGH Vots. According the textbook, there is a million volt potential difference from far away, "infiinity", to the surface of a carbon nucleus. We can create a compact device that has this large potential difference such as a "cyclotron". This is the foundation of the Making of the Atomic Bomb. Similarly, these concepts were used to great Robert Bacher's G "Gadget" and "Fat Man" bombs.

	==Fun Facts==		==Fun Facts==

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Manhattan Project

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	===Manhattan Project===		===Manhattan Project===
	~~[[File:Gadget.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|G "Gadget" project as a test run for atomic bombing]]~~
	Bacher was a leader in the Manhattan Project, which was an initiative for research and development of the first nuclear weapon during World War II. This was done by producing fissile materials. There was gun-type fission weapon using uranium-235 which was created using electromagnetic, gaseous, and thermal enrichment. Another type of bomb was the implosion-type weapon which was developed by Robert Bacher. The Gadget bomb was first detonated as a test. The "Fat Man" bomb was the bomb used in atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This discovery of nuclear fission made the creation of atomic bombs possible. Bacher helped with a faster assembly of fissile material than the gun-type weapon required. This reduced the amount of material required because of the resulting higher density of plutonium.		Bacher was a leader in the Manhattan Project, which was an initiative for research and development of the first nuclear weapon during World War II. This was done by producing fissile materials. There was gun-type fission weapon using uranium-235 which was created using electromagnetic, gaseous, and thermal enrichment. Another type of bomb was the implosion-type weapon which was developed by Robert Bacher. The Gadget bomb was first detonated as a test. The "Fat Man" bomb was the bomb used in atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This discovery of nuclear fission made the creation of atomic bombs possible. Bacher helped with a faster assembly of fissile material than the gun-type weapon required. This reduced the amount of material required because of the resulting higher density of plutonium.

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Manhattan Project

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	===Manhattan Project===		===Manhattan Project===
	Bacher was a leader in the Manhattan Project, which was an initiative for research and development of the first nuclear weapon during World War II. This was done by producing fissile materials. There was gun-type fission weapon using uranium-235 which was created using electromagnetic, gaseous, and thermal enrichment. Another type of bomb was the implosion-type weapon which was developed by Robert Bacher. The Gadget bomb was first detonated as a test. The "Fat Man" bomb was the bomb used in atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This discovery of nuclear fission made the creation of atomic bombs possible. Bacher helped with a faster assembly of fissile material than the gun-type weapon required. This reduced the amount of material required because of the resulting higher density of plutonium.		[[File:Gadget.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|G "Gadget" project as a test run for atomic bombing]]
			Bacher was a leader in the Manhattan Project, which was an initiative for research and development of the first nuclear weapon during World War II. This was done by producing fissile materials. There was gun-type fission weapon using uranium-235 which was created using electromagnetic, gaseous, and thermal enrichment. Another type of bomb was the implosion-type weapon which was developed by Robert Bacher. The Gadget bomb was first detonated as a test. The "Fat Man" bomb was the bomb used in atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This discovery of nuclear fission made the creation of atomic bombs possible. Bacher helped with a faster assembly of fissile material than the gun-type weapon required. This reduced the amount of material required because of the resulting higher density of plutonium.

	==Relation to PHYS 2212==		==Relation to PHYS 2212==

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Radiation Laboratory

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	===Radiation Laboratory===		===Radiation Laboratory===
	[[File:~~Rad_Lab~~.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Radiation Lab during World War II]]		[[File:Rad Lab.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Radiation Lab during World War II]]
	Robert Bacher's research focused on the neutron cross section of cadmium in attempts to create a nuclear reactor. After World War II, Bacher began to conduct an inventory of fissionable material at Los Alamos. It was found that there were only 9 atomic bombs that were built in 1946 and 4 in 1947 because there were problems. The Radiation Lab was organized into two sections, one for incoming signals and one for outgoing radar signals. The Rad Lab was where the first worldwide radio naviigation system was developed. Bacher was invovled in helping assist in electronic hardware development. Activities in the Rad Lab invovled physical electronics, electromagentic properties of matter, microwave physics, and microwave communication principles. This is where Bacher began to work on his G "Gadget" project with Robert Oppenheimer.		Robert Bacher's research focused on the neutron cross section of cadmium in attempts to create a nuclear reactor. After World War II, Bacher began to conduct an inventory of fissionable material at Los Alamos. It was found that there were only 9 atomic bombs that were built in 1946 and 4 in 1947 because there were problems. The Radiation Lab was organized into two sections, one for incoming signals and one for outgoing radar signals. The Rad Lab was where the first worldwide radio naviigation system was developed. Bacher was invovled in helping assist in electronic hardware development. Activities in the Rad Lab invovled physical electronics, electromagentic properties of matter, microwave physics, and microwave communication principles. This is where Bacher began to work on his G "Gadget" project with Robert Oppenheimer.

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	===Radiation Laboratory===		===Radiation Laboratory===
	Robert Bacher's research focused on the neutron cross section of cadmium in attempts to create a nuclear reactor. After World War II, Bacher began to conduct an inventory of fissionable material at Los Alamos. It was found that there were only 9 atomic bombs that were built in 1946 and 4 in 1947 because there were problems. The Radiation Lab was organized into two sections, one for incoming signals and one for outgoing radar signals. The Rad Lab was where the first worldwide radio naviigation system was developed. Bacher was invovled in helping assist in electronic hardware development. Activities in the Rad Lab invovled physical electronics, electromagentic properties of matter, microwave physics, and microwave communication principles. This is where Bacher began to work on his G "Gadget" project with Robert Oppenheimer.		[[File:Rad_Lab.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Radiation Lab during World War II]]
			Robert Bacher's research focused on the neutron cross section of cadmium in attempts to create a nuclear reactor. After World War II, Bacher began to conduct an inventory of fissionable material at Los Alamos. It was found that there were only 9 atomic bombs that were built in 1946 and 4 in 1947 because there were problems. The Radiation Lab was organized into two sections, one for incoming signals and one for outgoing radar signals. The Rad Lab was where the first worldwide radio naviigation system was developed. Bacher was invovled in helping assist in electronic hardware development. Activities in the Rad Lab invovled physical electronics, electromagentic properties of matter, microwave physics, and microwave communication principles. This is where Bacher began to work on his G "Gadget" project with Robert Oppenheimer.

	===Manhattan Project===		===Manhattan Project===

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	===Further reading===		===Further reading===

			[http://oralhistories.library.caltech.edu/93/1/OH_Bacher_R.pdf An Interview with Robert Bacher]

	===External links===		===External links===



	==References==		==References==