The Manhattan Project: The Making Of A Bomb

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The Making of a Bomb On August 6th and 9th, 1945, two explosions leveled the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The brute destructive force of the atomic bomb was the likes of which had never been seen before. The path taken to bring this marvel to fruition was paved with moral scruples and encompassed the collaboration of thousands of brilliant scientist along with allocation of billions of dollars. The massive undertaking was all kept secret under the Umbrella of the US government’s top secret project, code named “the Manhattan Project.” How is it that a seemingly dooms-day device came to be and what challenges did this endeavor encounter? I plan to explore the makings of the new class of weapon that intimidated nations and presented unparalleled threats to which the world had never experienced before.…show more content…
It can be argued that the Manhattan project was first conceptualized by a group of physicist, which included Italian physicist Leo Szilard, who feared that atomic research performed by Germany could essentially materialize into a weapon of catastrophic power. With this in mind, the visionaries attempted to inform the United States’ President of the possible impending doom; unfortunately their warnings were not headed (Davidson 2010). It wasn’t until Leo Szilard spoke to Albert Einstein, a scientist with celebrity like status and political influence, that a letter was drafted which eventually informed Franklin Roosevelt of the possible threat (Gosling
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