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The Manhattan Project

In Our Time: Science

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Introduction

The first atomic bomb was detonated at los alamos, new mexico. In less than a month, the second and third bombs were dropped on hiroshima and nagasaki,. This was the outcome of the manhattan project to use a widely known theory about nuclear fision to make a weapon of war before anybody else did. Some believe that its use over japan remains one of the darkest chapters in human history. With us to discuss the man Manhattan project are bruce cameron reed the charles a darner, professor of physics ameritus at alma college. Cynthia kelly, founder and president of the atomic heritage foundation. And frank close,

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