The Manhattan Project: Making the Atomic Bomb. 2010 edition.

Program Document · Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 2010

OSTI ID:1330716

Gosling, F. G.

This historical document is part of a planned 3-volume series. This volume, volume 1, provides a short history of the origins and development of the American atomic bomb program during World War II. Beginning with the scientific developments of the pre-war years, the monograph details the role of the United States government in conducting a secret, nationwide enterprise that took science from the laboratory and into combat with an entirely new type of weapon. The monograph concludes with a discussion of the immediate postwar period, the debate over the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, and the founding of the Atomic Energy Commission.

• Research Organization: USDOE, Office of History and Heritage Resources, Washington, DC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Management (MA)
• OSTI ID: 1330716
• Report Number(s): DOE/MA-0002-Revised
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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