The Bomb Heard 'round The World : A Research Essay On The Manhattan Pr

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Groves immediately purchased a site at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for facilities to separate the necessary uranium-235 from the much more common uranium-238. Uranium 235 was an optimal choice for the bomb because of its unusually unstable composition. Thus, the race to separate the two began...
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Uranium 235 was an optimal choice for the bomb because of its unusually unstable composition. Thus, the race to separate the two began. During that time, the work to perfect the firing mechanism and structure of the bomb was also swiftly underway. General Groves' initial task had been to select a scientific director for the bomb project...
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