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***** purely conceptual design of the principle ***** the H-bomb is illustrated here. The ordinary hydrogen and rare tritium are kept in a liquid state in separate containers cooled by means of a special refrigerating system or cryogenic apparatus. On either side of the hydrogen containers but separated by an insulator and rigid tamper are two targets of uranium-235. Each lump of U-235 rests at the end of a massive gun barrel imbedded in an even more massive tamper. Each gun barrel also contains

***** purely conceptual design of the principle ***** the H-bomb is illustrated here. The ordinary hydrogen and rare tritium are kept in a liquid state in separate containers cooled by means of a special refrigerating system or cryogenic apparatus. On either side of the hydrogen containers but separated by an insulator and rigid tamper are two targets of uranium-235. Each lump of U-235 rests at the end of a massive gun barrel imbedded in an even more massive tamper. Each gun barrel also contains Stock Photo
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SuperStock / Alamy Stock Photo

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2HX67WY

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1660 x 2596 px | 14.1 x 22 cm | 5.5 x 8.7 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

24 April 1950

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