The Manhattan Project: Building the First Atomic Bomb
In a race against Nazi Germany, U.S. scientists and engineers worked on a secret project that changed warfare forever by developing the world’s first nuclear weapon.
The article "The Manhattan Project: Building the First Atomic Bomb" from BBC's HistoryExtra explains how a top-secret U.S. military project developed the world’s first atomic bomb during World War II. It covers the project's origins, key figures like J. Robert Oppenheimer, and the devastating bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that marked the start of the Atomic Age.
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