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1,045 words... he Manhattan Project. Keeping the project's work a secret was an obsession with him. A small army of security guards stood watch over all the plants and laboratories. Although more than a hundred thousand men and women took part in the project, only a handful of them knew they were making an atomic bomb. The few who did know the goal of the project were careful to call the bomb a "gadget" or a "gizmo" in casual conversation. The war in Europe took a dramatic turn in June 1944, when allied ar...
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310 wordsNiels Hendrik David Bohr Niels Hendrik David Bohr was one of the foremost scientists of the 20 th century. The Nobel prizewinning physicist was known for his development of the theory of atomic fission that led to the development of the atomic bomb. He was born on Oct. 7, 1885, in Copenhagen, Denmark. His father, Christian, was a professor at the University of Copenhagen and his brother, Harold, was a great mathematician. He entered the university in 1903. In 1907, he earned his PhD went to Engl...
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Harry S Truman World War Ii
307 wordsThe 33 rd president was Harry S. Truman. He took over office after Roosevelt died, during this time period of WWII. He had to make the decision of the atomic bomb and how to take care of getting peace in Europe and with the other countries. He dealt with these difficulties in correct and appropriate manner and in a respectful way. Harry S. Truman had to make hard decisions while in office and he made the right ones. Harry S. Truman came into the White House not even knowing about the atomic bomb...
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1,928 wordsIt? s strange how the thousands of events that made up one man? s life eventually had a role in the fate of almost 200 thousand Japanese people and later the entire world. Here is the life of the one man. The man is J. Robert Oppenheimer. So little had an impact on so much. He was the man who was in charge of the Manhattan Project. It was the U. S. project to make an atomic bomb. A bomb with, at the time, unimaginable power. A bomb so powerful it could single-handedly destroy an entire city. J. ...
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556 wordsJ. Robert Oppenheimer 1904 1967 Maggie Richards Robert Oppenheimer's name has become almost synonymous with the atomic bomb, and also with the dilemma facing scientists when the interests of the nation and their own conscience collide. His early education was at the Ethical Culture School in New York. He took math and science classes, but also enthusiastically studied Greek, Latin, French, and German. He had a feel for languages and often learned one quickly just to read something in its origina...
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2,074 wordsKurt Vonnegut, Jr. is a contemporary American author whose works have been described by Richard Giannone as comic masks covering the tragic farce that is our contemporary life (Draper, 3784). Vonnegut's life has had a number of significant influences on his works. Influences from his personal philosophy, his life and experiences, and his family are evident elements in his works. Among his comic masks are three novels: Cats Cradle, The Sirens of Titan, and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. Throughout...
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2,883 wordsThe Cold War Blame Question As early as 1948, blame was being placed for the yet to be concluded Cold War era. In that day, the predominant view was that the fault lay not on the West, despite the uncleanness of intentions and the icy tone of the Truman administration? s relations with the USSR, but on the ever-secretive Russia. For over half a century the question of guilt in the Cold War has been debated; whether it was the west, with their lofty ideals and unclear aims, or the east, with thei...
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881 wordsManhattan Project The Einstein Letter Leo Szilard, like many other foreign-born physicists in the U. S. who had fled fascism, knew Germany was conducting nuclear research. Having learned the Germans had banned the export of uranium, he believed the Germans were developing an atomic bomb. Fearing what would happen if Germany developed a nuclear weapon, he urged Dr. Albert Einstein to convince the American government to support nuclear research. On August 2, 1939, a month before Germany invaded Po...
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1,250 wordsYazan Fahmawi T 3 IBS Chemistry Ms. Redman Historical Development of Atomic Structure The idea behind the " atom" goes back to the Ancient Greek society, where scientists believed that all matter was made of smaller, more fundamental particles called elements. They called these particles atoms, meaning " not divisible. " Then came the chemists and physicists of the 16 th and 17 th centuries who discovered various formulae of various salts and water, hence discovering the idea...
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