Thesis: The research for the first Atomic bomb was done in the United States, by a group of the best scientists; this research was given the name of “The Manhattan Project”. On Monday July 16th, 1945, a countdown for the detonation of the first atomic bomb took place near Los Alamos, New Mexico. This atomic bomb testing would forever change the meaning of war. As the atomic bomb was detonated it sent shock-waves all over the world. There was endless research done on the bomb in the United States. The research was called “The Manhattan Engineer District Project” but it was more commonly known as "The Manhattan Project."1 The Manhattan Project was brought by fear of Germany and it's atomic research. On account of the fear of Germany the United States took action upon testing their own atomic bomb. Once the bomb was tested, the United States had to decide whether it should be used and if so, where? Then there was the process of dropping the bomb. The Manhattan Project was overall one of the highest and most significant projects ever done in the United States.2 The United States government was shocked by the news of German scientists discovering nuclear fission. The news came to the United States from Albert Einstein. Einstein found
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The drip of the bomb probably could have been stopped but the US decided to take the action which killed thousands and injured millions. Three days later on August 9th, the bomb named "Fat Man", dropped on Nagasaki. 3 The man that General Grooves chose to head the Manhattan project was Robert J. 5 To make this explosion possible, a piece of uranium was fired at another piece of uranium to make the critical mass that was needed for an explosion. 4 The Manhattan Project, also had to have facilities for the research and testing of the atomic bomb. The committee came up with some choices. The plutonium itself was made in Hanford, Washington. He then told it to President Franklin D. Roosevelt was not especially concerned about investing in atomic weapon research because he didn't plan on getting involved in the War. Either way both bombs were the most monumental in history to this time.
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