Einstein and several other scientists told Roosevelt of efforts in Nazi Germany to purify uranium-235, which could be used to build an atomic bomb. It was shortly thereafter that the United States Government began the serious undertaking known then only as "The Manhattan Project." Simply put, the Manhattan Project was committed to expediting research that would produce a viable atomic bomb.
Images 1-7 of 7
- Nuclear Chain Reactionthe first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
- The first successful test of an atomic bombThe first successful test of an atomic bomb, Alamogordo, New Mexico, July 16, 1945
- Little Boy - Atomic BombLittle Boy, the atomic bomb that destroyed Hiroshima.
- B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay Boeing B-29 Superfortress "Enola Gay" landing after the atomic bombing mission on Hiroshima,
- Hiroshima in Ruins After Atomic BombHiroshima in ruins.
- Model of Fat Man Atomic BombFat Man The second nuclear weapon to be detonated.
- Atomic Bomb Explosion over NagasakiAtomic bomb explosion over Nagasaki
- Graphic Index
- Text Index
