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    Man·hat·tan Pro·ject
    /manˈhatn ˌpräjekt/
    • 1. the code name for the American project set up in 1942 to develop an atom bomb. The project culminated in 1945 with the detonation of the first nuclear weapon, at White Sands in New Mexico.
  2. Jul 26, 2017 · The Manhattan Project was the code name for the American-led effort to create a nuclear weapon during World War II. It involved thousands of scientists, engineers and military personnel, and resulted in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

  3. 4 days ago · The first atomic bomb was detonated on July 16, 1945, in New Mexico as part of the U.S. government program called the Manhattan Project. The United States then used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan on August 6 and 9, respectively, killing about 210,000 people.

  4. The Manhattan Project was a research and development program undertaken during World War II to produce the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States in collaboration with the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project was directed by Major General Leslie Groves of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  5. Jul 21, 2023 · The Manhattan Project was a top-secret program to make the first atomic bombs during World War II. Its results had profound impacts on history: the subsequent nuclear arms...

  6. The Manhattan Project was a top-secret World War II program to develop and deploy atomic bombs before Nazi Germany. It involved three main sites: Hanford, Los Alamos, and Oak Ridge, where scientists, workers, and communities faced challenges and changes.

  7. Manhattan Project, (194245) U.S. government research project that produced the first atomic bomb. In 1939 U.S. scientists urged Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt to establish a program to study the potential military use of fission, and $6,000 was appropriated.

  8. Learn about the secret US government program that developed and used the world's first nuclear weapons in World War II. Explore the history, science, and controversies of the Manhattan Project and its impact on the Atomic Age.