The Creation of the Atomic Bomb

Abstract

The creation of the atomic bomb is one of the most extraordinary events in world history. The purpose of this paper is to explain how the atomic bomb was created. The first part of the paper explains the scientific advancement in nuclear physics. The scientific advancement was not just one scientist, it was a team of scientist working independently but advancing each others discoveries respectively. The next section of the paper will examine the setting up of the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was a two billion dollar operation led by General Groves and Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer. The Manhattan Project consisted of facilities and laboratories all over the United States. The last section of the paper is titled the search for uranium. The United States had a very difficult problem, they needed uranium. The United States eventually brokered a deal with Belgians who controlled the Congo, which had the largest supply of uranium at the time. The creation of the atomic bomb is monumental because every piece fell in the correct place at the exact right time in order for it creation to take place.