Why Enrico Fermi Dropped Paper Scraps During a Nuclear Test

During the Trinity test, physicist Enrico Fermi conducted a simple yet ingenious experiment by dropping paper scraps to estimate the atomic bomb\'s explosive yield. This method, rooted in physics, allowed him to gauge the blast wave\'s strength and provided a remarkably close approximation of the bomb\'s power amidst the spectacle and danger of the nuclear age\'s dawn.