Napalm
TypeIncendiary weapon
OriginUSA
Era1942
UsersHarvard chemists
About Napalm
Named from naphthenic and palmitic acids. Used extensively in WWII and Vietnam. A single bomb could create a firestorm covering 2 square km. The Vietnamese called it the fire that sticks. International conventions now restrict its use near civilians. The 1945 Tokyo firebombing killed over 100,000 people in one night.