The Manhattan Project: The Physics Behind An Atomic Bomb

     When the first atomic bomb was detonated in Alamogordo New Mexico on June 16, 1945, all the scientists involved in the Manhattan Project understood the great destructive power of radio-active isotopes. Although the atomic bomb was a very destructive force our world would not be as good without it. Because of the government funding involved in the project coupled with the need for an atom bomb, much research that otherwise may not have occurred took place in the US. The Manhattan project opened the door to nuclear advancements and applications.

The greatest scientific development in the year 1945 was the creation of the atomic bomb. It created mass controversy as the United States aimed to end world war two with Japan. Although the bomb was developed in mass secrecy through the Manhattan project, the “atomic bomb was a stunningly powerful (Falk 1)” weapon that

"My God, what have we done?" - Robert Lewis, the co-pilot of the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the first atomic bomb.

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World War 2 was one of the worst wars in world history. The allied forces, the U.S., France, China, Russia, and Great Britain, were at war against the axis powers, Germany, Italy, and Japan, to stop the nazis from taking over the world. There were many bad events and battles that happened over the 6 year time span of the war; but one of the worst has to be the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings at the end of the war. Some people say that the U.S. Needed to drop the bombs to save American and Japanese lives. Some think otherwise, that the bombs were not nessecary to end the war. Even the scientists who created the bombs believed it shouldn't have been used. Once the bomb was created, there was controversy

During the final stages of World War II, America dropped bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. The bomb meant victory for America, but devastation for Japan. The bomb not only incinerated innocent human lives, but it also influenced an ongoing arms race with other countries. The Manhattan Project was a secret organization made up of the most intelligent scientist whom were led by President D. Roosevelt. The primary objective for which it was created was to cause mass destruction and to quickly terminate the conflict with Japan. With President Roosevelt’s death, Vice-President Truman was induced into office as President. As the nation’s leader, Truman continued the Manhattan Project and issued a final warning to Japan known as the Potsdam Declaration. Japan’s refusal inadvertently caused one of the most inhumane destructions of all time - the dropping of the atomic bomb.

Leading up to this time the fascist dictators began to gain power in European countries. The big three being the countries of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, Italy, Benito Mussolini, and Japan, Emperor Hirohito. In 1935 Italy invades and conquers Ethiopia, shorty after Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy sign a treaty of cooperation. In 1937,Japan, lead by Hirohito, invaded China. Joseph Stalin, of Russia, signs the German-Russian non-aggression pact; which allowed Hitler to invade Poland. But when news of the German invasion of Poland spread Britain along with France joined the war to oppose the Germans. Germany only continues in it’s quest for conquest by invading Denmark and Norway in the year 1940. Meanwhile the United States is remaining completely uninvolved under it’s Neutrality Act that was passed in 1935. The United States, lead by president Franklin D. Roosevelt, enacted it’s Lend Lease Act in 1941 in order to trade and sell to allied forces, for payment after war. Japan realizes that the U.S. wasn’t exactly being neutral so it sent suicide bombers to attack our naval base in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Thus leading into the use of the atomic bomb, but first the construction, an event referred to as the Manhattan Project. The name Manhattan Project came about because the program began under the Manhattan Engineering District of the War Department.

The Manhattan Project started during World War II in 1940. The war was between the two opposite military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. Many new weapons were manufactured during this war era. Two of these weapons happen to be “Little Boy” and “Fat Man.” These two weapons are nuclear atomic bombs, and they also ended World War II. The Manhattan Project was responsible in manufacturing these weapons. Therefore, the United States (U.S.) benefited from the Manhattan Project by using its weapons against Japan and dropping two nuclear bombs on Japan’s country which caused great destruction and gave them no choice but to surrender.

“ The atom bomb was no ‘great decision.’ It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.” This quote was said by Harry S. Truman the first President who used an atomic bomb. The program that was able to create this monstrous power was known as the Manhattan Project. Creating this weapon was their main priority. The United States was in the midst of World War 2. The atomic bomb is considered to be the main factor that ended that war. It was a race against the multiple enemies of the United States, to be the first to acquire this power and use it when necessary. The Manhattan Project was kept strictly confidential and, created the foundation of the future and more powerful nuclear weapons to come.

As the last shots of World War II were fired in Europe, the U.S. had a plan for their new advanced weapons of mass destruction. The atomic bombs were dropped on Japan in early August of 1946 (Kennedy). These bombs and their short-lived history have had a huge impact on modern warfare and the essence of power surrounding a country. The Manhattan Project began in a frantic effort to end World War II before the Germans got their hands on the technology. As a result of this project, countries could now interact differently in terms of warfare and how they handle hostile foreign affairs.

The process of building the two atomic bombs was long and hard. The Manhattan project employed 120,000 people, and cost almost $2 billion. Although there were 120,000 Americans working on the project only a select group of scientist knew of the atomic bomb development. Vice president Truman never knew about the development of the bombs until he became president. The axis powers did not know what was going on with the development of the atomic bomb; there was a soviet spy in the project. The soviet spy was Klaus Fuchs, and he had become one of the few people who knew of the bombs.

The idea to make an atomic bomb was conceived after the discovery of the neutron and fission. After James Chadwick discovered the neutron in 1932, scientists began testing to see how it interacted with other materials. The scientists began

Even though the Manhattan project was officially started in 1939, it wasn’t until 1942 when the project was activated. Since its activation, day and night, scientists worked for 3 years in a man-made town called Los Alamos to develop the nuclear warheads that were used to erase Hiroshima and Nagasaki off the planet. The moment “Little Boy” (the first nuclear warhead) was launched, the world was given a demonstration of the amazing power of this weapon. The tremendous force of the atoms ripping apart inside the bomb literally wiped Hiroshima off of the face of the planet. The use of the A-Bombs alerted many world leaders to the

An atomic bomb is a bomb whose violent explosive power is due to the sudden release of energy resulting from the splitting of nuclei of a heavy chemical element (as plutonium or uranium) by neutrons in a very rapid chain reaction —called also atom bomb. 2 : a nuclear weapon (as a hydrogen bomb)

The fission bomb-also known as the atomic bomb-has great explosive power caused by the sudden release of energy during the splitting, or fission, of the nuclei of elements such as plutonium or uranium. The bomb is known to cause destruction and loss of lives when deployed in warfare. The consequences of the blast can cause devastation for many years.