HISTORY
WORLD WAR II
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radio beams used to determine location of objects
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the world’s first computer
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effort by the US to build the first atomic bomb
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a complicated code machine used by German military
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada.
Detailed explanation-2: -Manhattan Project, U.S. government research project (1942–45) that produced the first atomic bombs. American scientists, many of them refugees from fascist regimes in Europe, took steps in 1939 to organize a project to exploit the newly recognized fission process for military purposes.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Manhattan Project was the US government program during World War II that developed and built these first atomic bombs. Detonation of these first nuclear bombs signaled arrival of a frightening new Atomic Age.
Detailed explanation-4: -In just a few short years, the Manhattan Project succeeded in its mission to create the world’s first atomic weapons. During this time, nuclear science advanced at an exponential rate.
Detailed explanation-5: -Background Information: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) traces its origins to World War II and the Manhattan Project effort to build the first atomic bomb.