The Manhattan Project
Teeia Miller
The Realization:
Albert Einstein was captured under Nazi persecution but fled back to America
Enrico Fermi escaped Italy and met up with Einstein
They agreed the president must know about Germany’s plans to make the Atomic Bomb!
Enrico Fermi
Escaped fascist Italy
Encouraged the U.S to research atomic bombs and named it The Manhattan Project.
“The Manhattan Project”
The Manhattan Project was originally called just the atomic bomb.
We thought it needed a code name so the Germans didn’t know.
- $2 Billion were put into research and development for the atomic bomb!
The Science Behind The Manhattan Project
1939- Learned how to split Uranium Atoms
Multiple scientists were trusted with building it
- Most powerful bomb of the time
Nobody Knew!
Churchill and Roosevelt decided Stalin shouldn’t know
Only a few scientists knew
Keeping 120,000 quiet would be near impossible
- President Truman didn’t even know when he was a vice-president. He learned about the Manhattan Project when he was elected president.
The First Test
Trinity Site, located near Alamogordo, New Mexico
July 16th, 1945
The flash was blinding, and visible for 200 miles
Homes 100 miles away were being affected
- Mushroom Cloud reached 40, 000