The Manhattan Project Part I: The Atom Bomb And Science

The dropping of the atomic bomb in Japan at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, was the end of WWII. However, there has been much conflict considering the use of the bomb. In this essay, I will discuss reasons from both sides of the argument and justify my opinion.

Imagine that there is a decision to be made to launch the atomic bomb or not. The bomb was launched but was it justified? Years ago during WWll, a scientist Albert Einstein sent a letter to the president. It said that Germany was creating a bomb that would cause major destruction and the United States had to make one as well. Scientists started making the bomb and it became the Project Manhattan. Soon the U.S was attacked by Japan. The President then decided to drop the atomic bomb to end this war and quickly. The use of the atomic bomb on Japan was justified because it ended the war, was a better alternative than the others given, and helped save lives.

Thesis statement: Though many speculate that the act of dropping the atomic bomb on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki) while not doing so on Europe (Germany and Italy) was racially motivated, racism played little to no role in these bombings. The United States of America and her allies were willing to end World War II at any cost, had the atomic bombs been available they would have been deployed in Europe.

The use of the atomic bomb in World War II was a horrifying site. Although the use of the first bomb on Hiroshima may be justified the use of the second bomb on Nagasaki was not.

"That 's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind,” Neil Armstrong. The 1950’s and 60’s nuclear knowledge impacted America forever, bringing both happiness and horror to American citizens. The end of World War II brought lots of happiness and joy to American citizens, who were ecstatic that the Nazis had been defeated and the Americans were victorious once again. Soon after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, American scientists started to work on bigger and more powerful bombs. The awareness of bombs was growing, and bigger problems arose. The knowledge of nuclear science affected the American citizens in the 1950 's and 60 's, by influencing public entertainment, causing the creation of NASA, and forcing people to live in

The Manhattan Project was the code-name given to the American research and development of an atomic bomb. The high-stakes chess game of World War Two was in full swing, and every move each side played sent a wave of reaction throughout the world. Even though the United States would not officially enter the war until 1941, they were believed to

In 1945, when it became open knowledge that President Truman and his cabinet planned on using atomic weapons against Japan, a group of scientists who had worked on the project that led to the Atomic bomb, decided to protest. With Leo Szilard in the lead, an appeal was written to the President. This petition asked the President “to rule that the United States shall not, in the present phase of the war, resort to the use of atomic bombs” (Szilard). This letter contained the use of both ethos and pathos in hopes of convincing the President to change his point of view. While the use of pathos and egos was effective, the fact that Szilard was a nuclear physicist would have leant greater credibility to his letter than trying to appeal emotionally

Throughout the years, there were many conflicts within cities, states, and countries. These disputes resulted in fighting, signing of peace treaties, restrictions to importing goods, and even devastating wars. One dispute was between the United States and Japan, starting with the attack on Pearl Harbor (Cayton et al. 788). The attack may have caused tensions between Japan and the United States. About four years later, the United States decided to drop two Atomic Bombs on Japan (Cayton et al. 827). The Atomic Bombs were dropped in hope to end the war, and were mainly viewed as an appropriate action through military, political, and ethical perspectives.

After the American use of the atomic bomb on Japan in 1945, the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union grew exponentially. A weapon with so much destructive power in the hands of the enemy was justifiability seen as a huge threat to the Soviets` safety and influence. The Soviets constructed their own nuclear bomb in response during August of 1948, and began a competition began between the two nations. Each country attempted to produce forces more impressive than the other`s, leading to the creation of increasingly ruinous weaponry. The constantly stressed situation proved sensitive to any movement by either country, altered domestically or otherwise. For example, a press conference with President Truman on November 30th, 1950,

In the case of the Manhattan Project, scientists without prior working knowledge and scientific experience would not have successfully been able to produce a nuclear weapon. As the documentary shows, the experienced scientists working together were able to put forth the working knowledge that would be difficult to not only verbally describe but also difficult to transcribe (tacit knowledge). Both Zillard and Fermi came together with their different approaches, thinking styles and methods, allowing for them to both apply tacit knowledge with each other and their teams.

Zoellner wrote the book Uranium to give people who do not have much knowledge as to what happened during the Manhattan Project, a deeper understanding of the “uranium era” and to show the hidden business transactions that were made by the United States to become the “powerhouse” country that it is today. Zoellner later goes into detail about the aftermath of the dropping of the Atom Bomb. As well as explains how the whole process of the Manhattan Project affected other countries needs for uranium for instance, “But every speck of it had to be counted and hoarded; it was, at the time, the most valuable matter on the planet” (64). He then goes into detail describing which countries wanted bombs and what they were willing to do to get them. When

During August of 1942, the United States began developing atomic bombs to use during World War II. The project was named the Manhattan Project because it was based in New York City and the surrounding cities. Later, the project spread to Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The U.S. worked among the United Kingdom and Canada to create more effective weapons. The second World War included two groups of countries: one group (Allies) included Australia, Britain, Canada, China, India, New Zealand, the Soviet Union, and the United States; the other group (Axis Powers) included Italy, Germany, and Japan.

In the end of World War II, Japanese insisted to against with America and China. However, the Allies wanted to finish the war earlier so that they can have peace. Actually, Japan did not want to lose the battle and encourage people to fight with the Allies. Finally, the Allies made a decision in order to accelerate to finish the horrible war. Then, they planned to drop atomic bombs in Japan.

The Manhattan Project was the official code name for the operation to build the first nuclear bomb. The result of this experiment ended with two nuclear bombs and better knowledge of nuclear science. This will cover the early stages and go through all the progress which was made as the project on.

The nuclear test of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon was codenamed Trinity, but the atomic device was nicknamed The Gadget. The date of the Trinity test is usually considered to be the beginning of the Atomic Age. The gadget was an implosion-type plutonium device, similar in design to the Fat Man bomb used three weeks later in the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan.