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The Manhattan Project

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The Scale and Secrecy of the Manhattan Project

This chapter explores the complexities of the Manhattan Project, emphasizing the thermal diffusion process and the creation of plutonium-239. It also examines the vast scale of operations and the significant costs involved, ultimately highlighting how this project shaped global history through the development of atomic bombs.

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