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Manhattan Project References 1922 Niels Bohr: Physics "for his services in the investigation of the structure of atoms and of the radiation emanating from them" Los Alamos Laboratory [1] [2] 1925 James Franck: Physics “for their discovery of the laws governing the impact of an electron upon an atom” Metallurgical Laboratory [1] [3] 1927 ...
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The Manhattan Project was a research and development program undertaken during World War II to produce the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States in collaboration with the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project was directed by Major General Leslie Groves of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Louis Alexander Slotin (/ ˈ s l oʊ t ɪ n / SLOHT-in; [1] 1 December 1910 – 30 May 1946) was a Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project.Born and raised in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Slotin earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Manitoba, before obtaining his doctorate in physical chemistry at King's ...
In turn, Cornell Physics professor Hans Bethe used the project as an opportunity to recruit young scientists to join the Cornell faculty after the war. [1] The following people worked on the Manhattan Project primarily in Los Alamos, New Mexico during World War II and either studied or taught at Cornell University before or after the War:
The Manhattan Project was a large-scale collaboration between the U.S. government and the private sector during World War Two that produced the first atomic bombs.
Stanisław Marcin Ulam (Polish: [sta'ɲiswaf 'mart͡ɕin 'ulam]; 13 April 1909 – 13 May 1984) was a Polish mathematician, nuclear physicist and computer scientist. He participated in the Manhattan Project, originated the Teller–Ulam design of thermonuclear weapons, discovered the concept of the cellular automaton, invented the Monte Carlo method of computation, and suggested nuclear pulse ...
Andreessen, sticking with Khosla’s Manhattan Project analogy, raised concerns about OpenAI’s safety protocols. He believes without the same level of security that surrounded the Manhattan ...