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Manhattan Project


United States, Military Org    (1942 to 1946)
• Secret project for development of the first atomic bomb (See: Atomic Archive history)
• Historic information about the Manhattan Project, profiles of key persons (See: Atomic Heritage Foundation)
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BushVAdvisor
 
ClaytonWLAdvisor
 
ComptonAHAdvisor
 
ComptonKTAdvisor
 
ConantJBAdvisor
 
GrovesLROfficer
 
HarrisonGLAdvisor
 
KistiakowskyGBOfficer
 
MarshallGCOfficer
 
OppenheimerJROfficer
 
RabiIIAdvisor
 
StimsonHLOfficer
 
USAECSpinoff
 
Life ofManhattanProj
 
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Bush, Vannevar   (Advisor of, 1942 to 1946) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Clayton, William L. (Will)   (Advisor of, 1942 to 1946) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Compton, Arthur H.   (Advisor of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Compton, Karl T.   (Advisor of, 1942 to 1946) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• (See: Atomic Heritage bio)
Conant, James B.   (Advisor of, 1942 to 1946) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• (See: Atomic Heritage bio)
Groves, Leslie R.   (Officer of, 1942 to 1946) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• General, Manhattan Engineer Project (atomic bomb development)
Harrison, George L.   (Advisor of, 1942 to 1946) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Kistiakowsky, George B.   (Officer of, 1942 to 1946) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Marshall, George C.   (Officer of, 1942 to 1946) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Oppenheimer, J. Robert   (Officer of, 1942 to 1946) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Scientific Director
Rabi, Isidor I.   (Advisor of, 1942 to 1946) -- Duck | Google | Bing
Stimson, Henry L.   (Officer of, 1942 to 1946) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• (See: Atomic Heritage bio)
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission   (Spinoff of, 1947) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Facilities of the Manhattan Project transferred to Atomic Energy Commission after WW2