Jack W. Aeby, July 16, 1945, Civilian worker at Los Alamos laboratory, working under the a, Public domain
Organization
Manhattan Project
U.S. Army project that built the first atomic bombs during the Second World War.
- Dates
- 1942–1946
- Also known as
- Manhattan Engineer District
- Wikidata
- Q127050
Connections 7
headed by
- Leslie Groves Sep 1942 Primary record 1
involved in
- Trinity test Primary record 2
part of
- United States government Primary record 1
includes
- Fat Man Primary record 3
- Little Boy Primary record 4
- Los Alamos Laboratory Primary record 5
- Y-12 plant Primary record 6
Timeline 2 dates
- 1942–1946 Manhattan Project
- Sep 1942 Leslie Groves head of Manhattan Project
Proof 6 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 precisely 5:30 a.m. on Monday, July 16, 1945, the nuclear age began.
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Manhattan Project: The Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki, August 9, 1945, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet), 1999.
Primary record
At 11:02 a.m., at an altitude of 1,650 feet, Fat Man (right) exploded over Nagasaki.
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Manhattan Project: The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima, August 6, 1945, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet), 1999.
Primary record
At approximately 8:15 a.m. Hiroshima time the Enola Gay released "Little Boy,"
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Manhattan Project: Los Alamos Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet).
Primary record
Groves named Oppenheimer director.
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Manhattan Project: Oak Ridge, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of History and Heritage Resources (OSTI OpenNet).
Primary record
the electromagnetic facility borrowed 14,700 tons of silver borrowed from the U.S. Treasury for use in the electromagnets in place of copper that was not available due to war demands.
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