The Manhattan Project
- American plan to develop nuclear weapons
- Run by Robert Oppenheimer
- Developed three bombs in 1945 “Trinity”, “Little Boy” and “Fat Man”
- “Little Boy” a uranium bomb was detonated over Hiroshima
- “Fat Man” a plutonium bomb was dropped on Nagasaki
I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.
- J. Robert Oppenheimer
- J. Robert Oppenheimer
FUN FACT: The project employed more than 130, 000 people
Subjunctive Question
Without the Manhattan Project how long would it have taken for America to complete and use a nuclear bomb? Or would another country develop them first?
Summary
The Manhattan Project was a project to develop nuclear bombs. It was run by Robert Oppenheimer and the succeeded in creating 3 bombs. Two of these bombs were dropped in Japan and the other one was dropped in Mexico as a test.