Manhattan Project

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Atomic Bombs

By: Michael Smalley

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Introduction

During WWII, German dictator Adolf Hitler started to show interest in creating a massive amount of energy by splitting uranium nuclei. At this time he was preparing to start up research in order to create an atomic bomb. This worried physicist Leo Sziland, who wrote a letter to the U.S. president Roosevelt encouraging him to build the atomic bomb before Hitler could. Nobel peace prize recipient Albert Einstein also endorsed the letter with his name.

The United States along with the United Kingdom and Canada would start a project in a race to build the first atomic bomb. The Manhattan Project as it would be called only during this period of the war until the end lasted from 1942-1946

In this paper, I will talk about the Manhattan Project, the concept of nuclear fission, the development of the first atomic bombs, the dropping of these bombs, the effects the bombs had on both humans and the environment, and finally, there will be a quick check up of atomic bombs today. If this interests you please go and read my research paper.

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To Learn More About the Topic of Atomic Bombs, Visit the Following Web Sites:

Everything About Atomic Bombs

Manhattan Project

The Principles of the Atomic Bomb

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More About Me:

First off I thank you for visiting my webpage about the Manhattan Project and Atomic Bombs. My name is Michael Smalley, and I am currently a sophomore at Hesston College in Hesston, Kansas. Hesston College is a two-year college of the Mennonite Church USA. I graduated high school from Cheney High School. My current major is sociology. To learn more about Hesston College and their physics department you can go to the following websites.

Hesston College Homepage Hesston College Physics Course Page