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yWELTg MEPfORP (OREGON) MAIL TRIBPNE Thuridir. Fbrury J 1950 What Is Workings of H-Bomb? Theoretical Outline Explained United Frew Science Editor New York, Feb. 2-(U.PJ -A hydrogen bomb could be 10 times more destructive and lethal than the atomic bomb that wiped out Hiroshima. Theo reUcaUy. it could be 1000 t.mes more powerful. At Hiroshima, there were ap trnvimatclv 75.000 persons kill Yi anTanther 50.000 injured. Probably No 8urirors Only about one person in very dwelling within a hau mile of the center of the atomic blast escaped death or serious injury. The hydrogen bomb at full efficiency would extend the ring of death to far greater dis tances and probably leave no survivors. , . For a city to be hit by a hydro gen bomb would be like tossing that entire city into the blazing Inferno of the sun. Just what is a hydrogen bomb and why would it be so much more deadly than an atomic bomb? Scientists in the theoreti cal know-how frankly discussed the possibility of a hydrogen bomb until statements in Wash ington indicated that the govern ment was investigating the pos sibility of producing such a super-duper bomb. Then the lid was clamped down. Theory Discussed However, the theory of a hydrogen bomb has been discus sed in the technical journals for some years and, as in the case of atomic energy, the theory is no secret, not even to the Russians. In the first place, for purposes of simplification, the hydrogen bomb might be called a "solar bomb" or a "star bomb." Those simple names are sug gested because a hydrogen bomb exploding would be going through a process that goes on constantly in the sun and other tars. In the case of the sun, the world receives energy and makes Elant and animal life possible, uch energy, however, travels the 93,000,000 miles separating the earth and sun and arrives In proper Intensity so that living things on this planet are not burned to a crisp or vaporized. Mora Powerful In the case of a man-made "solar explosion," or bomb, the energy would be released at close range. The explosion might be only 10 times, or less, as power ful as the atomic bomb, but the scientists before the lid was clamped down said that it, in theory, could be 1000 times as powerful. The theory of a hydrogen bomb, or "solar bomb" is com paratively simple. It is based on the theory that enormous amounts of energy are left over when hydrogen, the lightest ele ment known, Is changed Into helium, the second lightest element. In contrast, the atomic bomb uses the heaviest elements, uranium and plutonium. But the operations are as dif ferent as night and day. In the atomic bomb, atoms are split with the resulting release of energy once locked up Inside the atom. In the hydrogen bomb, ac cording to the theory, the energy is obtained by the build ing up of atoms. Hence, atomic bomb explosions are caused by fission or a splitting; the hydro gen, by fusion or the welding to gether of two different elements. Heavy hydrogen probably would have to be used. Goes On Constantly A school child knows that combining hydrogen with oxy gen makes ordinary water. That is, two atoms of hydrogen with an atom of oxygen form one molecule of water. Of course there is no explosion when such finiAn npnri hprflMK no new element is being formed. In the case of the hydrogen bomb, one element, heavy hydrogen, is be ing converted into another ele ment, helium. The scientists, in theory, have figured out tnai such a fusion, and that they are accounted lor in me iorm oi energy enormous amounts of energy. It has been pretty well established that a somewhat simiar change ordinary hydro gen into helium goes on con stantly In the sun, thus giving us warmth and energy on earth. It is believed that light from the stars comes from the same source. In the years gone by, however. .nlAMtjDt hAllnvoft that man-made hydrogen-helium transmutation would be only a dream Decause enormous amounts of heat more heat than any furnace New Bakery Owners Schedule Open House Ashland, Feb. 2 Bill Lippy and Nye Bernheisel, who re cently purchased the Llthia bak ery from Chalmers Wolfe, have announced plans for an open house Saturday. The new owners were former ly employed by Fluhrer's bak ery In Medford. Wolfe has not announced his future plans. could stand would be necessary to force the nucleus of hydrogen into a nucleus forming helium. The nucleus of hydrogen Is com posed of a particle known as a nroton and another particle known as a neutron. The nucleus has a positive charge, and the law of physics sets down the rule that positively-charged particles repel each other. Thus, it would be quite a trick to fuse four positively-charged hydrogen nu clei into a helium nucleus. Energy Released And that! where atomic energy comes into the picture again. It is known that when uran ium or plutonium in an atomic bomb explodes in a chain-reaction that tremendous amounts of energy and heat are released. It was such heat and energy that develled Hiroshima and Naga saki. On a basis of that, the scientists may be thinking of using exploding uranium or plut onium to trigger, or release, heat. That will start a chain re action of fusion between hydro gen atoms. Thus, the hydrogen-helium bomb may be a double action operation. Atomic energy first, and then solar energy resulting from the fusion of hydrogen into helium. 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