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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 ...
Jesse Ernest Wilkins Jr. worked on the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago beginning in 1944, As a physicist and mathematician, he worked immediately under Eugene Wigner, director of the Theoretical Physics group. The group's theoretical work provided the basis for the Hanford, Washington fission reactor.
Ralph Gardner-Chavis (born December 3, 1922) was an African American researcher, chemist, and educator. He is best known for his involvement in the Manhattan Project, where his research on plutonium would be used to develop the Fat Man atomic bomb.
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 ...
The Manhattan Project was a secret World War II effort by the U.S., UK, and Canada to develop the first atomic bombs, responding to fears of Nazi Germany's nuclear ambitions. Led by the U.S., it united top scientists and military to produce the bombs, which were later used on Japan, hastening the war's end. [ 2 ]
After earning his degrees, Jeffries worked at the Met Lab from 1943 to 1946 as physicist on the Manhattan Project. [1] While working at the Met Lab, Jeffries signed the Szilárd petition that requested President Truman to avoid dropping atomic bombs on Japan. [1] [5] After the Manhattan project, atomic bombs were developed, and World War II ...
Kenneth David Nichols CBE (13 November 1907 – 21 February 2000) was an officer in the United States Army, and a civil engineer who worked on the secret Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb during World War II.
The Manhattan Project was the joint effort by the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada to produce the first atomic weapons during World War II.This category is for individuals, facilities, and other article entries relating to this undertaking, which was, and remains today, one of the largest scientific/technical endeavors ever undertaken.