No one has ever actually been vaporized although it can seem that way especially from bombs such as the Hiroshima bombing.
The extreme heat and the radiation from atomic bombs like the Hiroshima bombing causes instant death and leaves behind a temporary mark but not true vaporization of the body.
Vaporizing of the human body requires temperatures that far exceed the temperatures that are reached at the center of an atomic bomb last.
And the shadows that were seen at Hiroshima for example were not the result of vaporization but instead were areas where the intense heat bleached the surrounding environment and the person or object in the way blocked the light and left behind a temporary impression.
Death from an atomic bomb is extremely rapid as a result of the heat and radiation but the body is not turned into vapor.
Hiroshima is a major city in Japan and was the first city that was targeted by a nuclear weapon during World War II on August 6th 1945.
On August 6th 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima which resulted in widespread destruction as well as a massive loss of life.
Today, though the city is now a symbol of peace as well as remembrance.
The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park serves as a reminder of the devastating attack that took place.
The two Japanese cities that were destroyed by atomic bombs were Nagasaki and Hiroshima.
On August 6th and August 9th 1945 the United States detonated two atomic bombs over the Japanese Cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima during World War II.
A uranium-fueled bomb that was nicknamed "Little Boy", was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6th 1945.
And on August 6th 1945 a plutonium fueled bomb that was nicknamed "Fat Man," was dropped on Nagasaki on August 9th 1945.
Hiroshima does not have harmful radiation levels today.
The residual radiation from the bomb decayed very quickly after the explosion, and the city has also since maintained radiation levels comparable to natural background radiation elsewhere.
The atomic bomb little boy was the first time a nuclear weapon was used in warfare. The bomb was dropped by the B-29 Superfortress bomber "Enola Gay" at 8:15 am Hiroshima time.
While it's a myth that the atomic bombs vaporized people, the extreme heat and radiation from the bombings did cause immediate death and horrific burns.
The intense heat from the explosion, which reached 7,000 degrees Fahrenheit on the ground, caused instant death and injuries, with many people being instantly killed or grievously wounded.