1. Nylon and the Atomic Bomb
WWII: Before and After
Nylon and the Atomic Bomb

2. Nylon Any compound containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and carbon
Thermoplastic
Resists abrasions and cutting, nonabsorbent, strong, and high melting point

3. Atomic Bomb Neutron-induced fission Uranium or plutonium
Separate parts
Move together quickly

4. Julius Robert Oppenheimer

5. Personal Info. Education 4/22/1904-2/18/1967 Jewish
wife, Katherine Harrison
two children
heavy smoker
spoke Sanskrit
Communism
Education
Harvard
Cambridge
Gottingen
CIT
Leiden
Zurich

6. Career University of Cali. CIT Princeton director
Los Alamos (Manhattan Project)

7. Wallace Hume Carothers

8. Personal Life Education 4/27/1896-4/29/1937 Iowa Suicide
Wife, daughter
Education
Capital City Commercial College
Tarkio College
University of Illinois

9. Organic Chemistry Research Teaching
DuPont 1928
Neoprene
nylon
Teaching
Harvard
University of Illinois

10. Nylon: Before, During, After
Just starting to be used for stockings
During:
All nylon was being sent to be used in the war
After:
Nylon was used much more commonly in everyday life

11. Atomic Bomb: During, After
Was made during the war for the war
After:
People worried that other countries would get a hold of the technology

12. Nylon Typifies Pre-WWII
Popular in U.S. fabric industry.
Fabric
Stocking
After the World War I
Military purposes

13. Atom Bomb Typifies Post-WWII
Before the World War I
Show leadership to the world.
After the World War I
Warfare with Japanese
Influences in American life.

14. Comparisons
Reasons for production
DuPont
Man Made

15. Contrasts
Uses
Chemical Level
Process of Discovery