Energy of a nuclear blast

Detailed calculation of how to determine the blast energy of an explosion from photographs. This is the second part of the presentation of the work of G.I. Taylor to model the first nuclear explosion using dimensional analysis.

G.I. Taylor's paper I https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do...
G.I. Taylor's paper II https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do...
J.E. Mack’s report https://dp.la/item/a13166728fbbfe61a7...
Trinity test code and data https://github.com/jsdiazpo/Saving-th...
Beirut explosion paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.05674
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Credits:

Shot Dog, Operation Tumbler–Snapper footage, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Trinity test photographs and footage, Los Alamos National Laboratory
J.E. Mack Los Alamos badge photo, Los Alamos National Laboratory
J.E. Mack’s report, Digital Public Library of America
100-ton TNT test photographs, Los Alamos National Laboratory
WWII bomb designs, bomb drop announcement, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Truman’s speech footage, U.S. National Archives https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23630
Truman’s speech transcript, Harry Truman Library https://www.trumanlibrary.gov/library...
Beirut explosion photographs and footage, courtesy of Newsflare Ltd.