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    What garment was christened by Jacques Heim (though debatable) with the name “Atome,” named for the smallest known particle of matter?

    Question #89178. Asked by BRY2K. (Nov 29 07 4:46 AM)


    zbeckabee

    		The Bikini -- In 1946, Jacques Heim introduced the Atome, which he called the world’s smallest bathing suit. The Atome was modified by an engineer called Louis Reard two months later, and named it bikini, after Bikini Atoll, the site of nuclear weapon tests in the Marshall Islands. He named it so because of the anticipated excitement it would cause, which would be like a nuclear bomb exploding.


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    Nov 29 07, 5:00 AM

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