The United States began developing the atom bomb in military effort called the Manhattan Project. The race to create this weapon kicked off after three chemists in Berlin, 1938, split a uranium atom ...

The Manhattan Project culminated in the dropping of atomic weapons on Japan by the U.S. in early August 1945, a move that ended World War II. A national park site in three time zones tells the complex ...

The Manhattan Project was one of the most secretive efforts in United States History. None of the scientists knew how big the initial atomic test would be. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement?

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 ...

Hidden in the mountains of New Mexico, the Manhattan Project was one of the most secretive operations in history. Even President Roosevelt was not fully informed of its technical details, and Vice ...

"This work . was made possible with photos from the National Archives; the Library of Congress; the United States Department of Energy, Washington, D.C.; the Oak Ridge Public Library; the United ...

Recently, I have been asked to provide information on why the Manhattan Project was able to be so successful in a very short time compared to what folks envision can be done with a similar project in ...

The K-25 History Center and Nuclear Care Partners will host the second annual K-25 reunion on April 26. The reunion at the former Manhattan Project site will include guest speakers and oral history ...