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  2. Manhattan Project - Wikipedia

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    Manhattan District The Trinity test of the Manhattan Project on 16 July 1945 was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Active 1942–1946 Disbanded 15 August 1947 Country United States United Kingdom Canada Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Garrison/HQ Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. Anniversaries 13 August 1942 Engagements Allied invasion of Italy Allied invasion of France Allied invasion of ...

  3. Leslie Groves - Wikipedia

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    Leslie Richard Groves Jr. (17 August 1896 – 13 July 1970) was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project, a top secret research project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II.

  4. Wikipedia : Featured topics/History of the Manhattan Project

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    The formerly secret project was made public by the Smyth Report. In the immediate postwar years, the Manhattan Project assisted weapons testing in Operation Crossroads. It maintained control over American atomic weapons research and production until January 1947, when the Atomic Energy Act of 1946 took effect.

  5. Timeline of the Manhattan Project - Wikipedia

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    The Manhattan Project was a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project was under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves of the US Army Corps of Engineers. The Army component of ...

  6. Hanford historic B Reactor tours reopening for a short time ...

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    The Manhattan Project National Historical Park includes historic B Reactor at the Hanford nuclear site. It is open for bus tours for part of 2024. Tours will be offered only until construction ...

  7. John Lansdale Jr. - Wikipedia

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    John Lansdale Jr. (9 January 1912 – 22 August 2003) was a United States Army colonel who was in charge of intelligence and security for the Manhattan Project. A graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and Harvard Law School, Lansdale was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve in 1933.

  8. Samuel King Allison - Wikipedia

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    Samuel King Allison (November 13, 1900 – September 15, 1965) was an American physicist, most notable for his role in the Manhattan Project, for which he was awarded the Medal for Merit.

  9. 'Sleepwalking into nuclear disaster': The 'Doomsday Clock ...

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    The group was founded by University of Chicago scientists who had helped develop the first nuclear weapons for the Manhattan Project. Nuclear, disease and AI fears factor into 2025 Doomsday Clock ...