Nuclear Weapon: The Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was secret military project created in 1942 to produce the first US nuclear weapon. The Manhattan Project basically arrived from the ideals and fears of a Nazi Germany having access to nuclear capabilities during the war, and the threat of them using those nuclear weapons was at an all time high during the reign of Hitler. In order to combat this alarming problem, the United States government/military started a top secret program to help develop the world’s first nuclear weapon. The Manhattan project was directed by US physicist named Robert Oppenheimer and General Leslie R. Groves. The two went on to recruit hundreds of the best engineers, scientists, and mathematicians in the United States. In the same respect dozens
of the best scientists in Europe were brought to take part in this project, some of these great minds known by the names of Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, and Leo Szilard. Some of the European scientists were moved to America as a part of asylum from Nazi Germany, as many of them were Jewish and not completely welcomed by Hitler to develop a nuclear weapon for them. Three different facilities were used to house the secrets and information of these projects. The facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee housed uranium-235, a radioactive element that was suited for the development of a nuclear weapon because of the isotope that it is. The facility in Hanford, Washington held weapons grade uranium, which is another radioactive element. The Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico became the site for assembly and testing of these weapons. The Alamos location became the site in which 4 bombs were made. Two of the bombs went on to be detonated in Japan: Little Boy and Fat Man.
of the best scientists in Europe were brought to take part in this project, some of these great minds known by the names of Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, and Leo Szilard. Some of the European scientists were moved to America as a part of asylum from Nazi Germany, as many of them were Jewish and not completely welcomed by Hitler to develop a nuclear weapon for them. Three different facilities were used to house the secrets and information of these projects. The facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee housed uranium-235, a radioactive element that was suited for the development of a nuclear weapon because of the isotope that it is. The facility in Hanford, Washington held weapons grade uranium, which is another radioactive element. The Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, New Mexico became the site for assembly and testing of these weapons. The Alamos location became the site in which 4 bombs were made. Two of the bombs went on to be detonated in Japan: Little Boy and Fat Man.