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August 6, 2007

Rewind: The Birth of the Atomic Age

In 1945, the US dropped "fatman" and "little boy" -- the code names for two atomic bombs -- on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing over 70,000 people. Wired magazine has a nice piece recounting these events from 62 years ago today.

Having studied the development of the bombs in my history of science courses during university, I'm still amazed by the technical accomplishment. That being said, my amazement is easily overshadowed by the inhumane decision to drop these bombs on heavily populated cities. August 6th, 1945 continues to mark the best and worst of humankind.

Posted by Jason at August 6, 2007 2:20 PM