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Exploding Wire Method is a process by which a dense rising current is applied to a thin electrically conductive wire. The heat vaporizes the wire, and an Electric arc over that vapor creates a shockwave and explosion. Exploding Wire Method is most famously known to be used as a detonator in nuclear munitions, but is also used to create dense plasmas, extremely high temperatures, light sources for high speed photography and metal Nanoparticles
History
The first documented case of using electricity to vaporize a metal is credited to Martin van Marum in the early 1800's. He melted 70 feet of metal wire with Leyden Jars as a capacitor. Benjamin Franklin vaporized thin gold leaf to burn an image onto paper.