t h e m a n h a t t a n p r o j e c t
TRANSCRIPT
THE THE MANHATTAN MANHATTAN
PROJECTPROJECT
By: David, Ayon and Steven
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
Famous people and pre-Manhattan Famous people and pre-Manhattan project activitiesproject activities
Creation of the Manhattan project Creation of the Manhattan project and the atomic bomband the atomic bomb
The Trinity TestThe Trinity Test Aftermath of the Manhattan project Aftermath of the Manhattan project
and scientific contributionsand scientific contributions
Famous PeopleFamous People
General Leslie Groves Director of the Manhattan project
Robert Oppenheimer
Scientific Director of the Manhattan project
Leo Szilard
Discoverer of nuclear chain reaction
Pre-Manhattan ProjectPre-Manhattan Project
The Manhattan ProjectThe Manhattan ProjectWhy build atomic weapons?Why build atomic weapons? Prolonged war, Americans tried of Prolonged war, Americans tried of
fightingfighting Later used as a controlling weapon Later used as a controlling weapon
to keep eastern communist countries to keep eastern communist countries in checkin check
“Thin Man”
Structure of the Atomic Structure of the Atomic bombbomb
Uranium-235Uranium-235Fission of Uranium 235
Gun type mechanism bombs
Structure of the Atomic Structure of the Atomic bombbomb
PlutoniumPlutoniumImplosion Plutonium bomb
The Trinity TestThe Trinity Test
JUMBO- Survivor of the Trinity Test
Trinity Test site- Los Trinity Test site- Los AlamosAlamos
After the explosion of Fat Man at ground zero
After Math of the After Math of the Manhattan ProjectManhattan Project
Victory over Japan Day, August 14, 1945
Soviet Union builds atomic Soviet Union builds atomic weaponsweapons
RDS-1
Russia’s atomic bomb, based on the model of Fat Man
COLD WAR!COLD WAR!