In Part 1 of this series, I recalled being asked to provide information on why the Manhattan Project was so successful. I compared the timelines for the X-10 Graphite Reactor (nine months) to the ...
The Manhattan Project occurred between 1942 and 1946. It employed over 129,000 people at its peak and cost a total of $2 billion. The project produced the first working nuclear bombs and ushered in ...
The story of Trinity Site begins with the formation of the Manhattan Project in June of 1942. The project was given overall responsibility for designing and building an atomic device. At the time it ...