WORLD WAR II 1941 1945
THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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Office of Scientific Research and Development
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War Production Board
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War Production Board
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Manhattan Project
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Detailed explanation-1: -James C. Marshall was selected to head the project. Soon an office in New York City was opened, and in August the project was officially given the name Manhattan Engineer District-hence Manhattan Project, the name by which this effort would be known ever afterward.
Detailed explanation-2: -What did the Manhattan Project do? The Manhattan Project produced the first atomic bomb. Several lines of research were pursued simultaneously. Both electromagnetic and fusion methods of separating the fissionable uranium-235 from uranium-238 were explored at Oak Ridge in Tennessee.
Detailed explanation-3: -The legacy of the Manhattan Project is immense. The advent of nuclear weapons not only helped bring an end to the Second World War but ushered in the atomic age and determined how the next war, the Cold War, would be fought.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Manhattan Project was the code name for the American-led effort to develop a functional atomic weapon during World War II.