The Manhattan Project was a top-secret operation during World War II to develop a nuclear (atomic) weapon. The project was conducted jointly by the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom.
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Official name
Manhattan Engineer District
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Time Period
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Started in response to Adolf Hitler's rise to power
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Administrative Director
Leslie Groves, United States Army
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Research Director
Robert Oppenheimer
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Achieved 3 successful detonations
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Three main project sites
Hanford Site; Oak Ridge, TN; Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Over 30 sites in total
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Trinity Test detonated near Alamogordo, New Mexico
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"Fat Man" detonated over Nagasaki, Japan
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Project costs neared $2 billion U.S. dollars
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Nuclear weapons based on concept of Nuclear fission
