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U.S. Scientific Advances
World War II
U.S. Scientific Advances1941Roosevelt
created Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD)
Brought scientists into war effort
U.S. Scientific AdvancesAdvances in:
Radar Sonar Pesticides to fight
insects World War I, many
soldiers in the trenches had LICE
Penicillin
The Atomic BombOSRD secret
development of the atomic bomb
WHY?
1939, Germans succeeded in splitting uranium atoms
Einstein letter to FDR warning that Germans could construct WMD
The Manhattan Project1942, OSRD created
the Manhattan Project to quickly create atomic bomb
Early development at Columbia University in Manhattan
The Manhattan ProjectSo secret, Vice
President Truman didn’t know until he became president when FDR passed away
600,000 workers
July 16, 1945First test
Alamogordo, New Mexico