U.S. Army, Public domain
Person
Leslie Groves
U.S. Army general who commanded the Manhattan Project.
- Dates
- 1896–1970
- Wikidata
- Q314675
Connections 2
head of
- Manhattan Project Sep 1942 Primary record 1
involved in
- Trinity test Primary record 2
Timeline 2 dates
- 1896–1970 Leslie Groves
- Sep 1942 Leslie Groves head of Manhattan Project
Proof 2 sources
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Manhattan Project: Leslie Groves, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet).
Primary record
Instead, in September 1942 he was ordered to take command of the Manhattan Engineer District.
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Manhattan Project: The Trinity Test, July 16, 1945, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet), 1999.
Primary record
At 3:30, Groves and Oppenheimer pushed the time back to 5:30.
Page history 1 change
- Add the stories of the bomb and the crash of 20087f68c15
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