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Who was the director of the Manhattan Project which created the atomic bomb?
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∙ 11y ago
The US, in 1952 tested the first hydrogen bomb in the Ivy Mike shot. However being 80 feet tall and 20 feet in diameter with 2 foot thick steel walls and a delicate triple thermos-bottle suspended inside to hold the cryogenic liquid deuterium-tritium mixture, it was far from a weapon.
The USSR, in 1953 air drop tested a dry fueled bomb with partial but limited fusion yield that they referred to as a "type of hydrogen bomb". This was mostly a Propaganda weapon.
The US, in 1954 tested the first dry fueled hydrogen bomb having the same mechanism as the Ivy Mike shot, the Teller-Ulam staged configuration, in a size that could be carried by airplane in the Castle Bravo shot.
The US Castle Romeo device (very similar to Bravo) was the first dry fueled air droppable Teller-Ulam staged configuration fusion bomb, fielded initially in early 1955 in an emergency configuration that would destroy the bomber as well as the target as the EC-17 bomb. EC-17 bombs were replaced with MK-17 bombs in 1956, that added a parachute to give the bomber time to escape the blast.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoWhile certain details remain classified, it is generally accepted that the creators of the modern hydrogen bomb were Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam. As a result, the configuration is called the Teller-Ulam design.
On the bigger scale, the hydrogen bomb was created as part of the Manhattan Project, run by Robert Oppenheimer.
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∙ 11y agoThe director of the Manhattan Project was J. Robert Oppenheimer.
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What was the role J Robert Oppenheimer during world war 2?
Simply he was a main contributor to the atomic bomb.
Manhattan project- Robert oppenheimer?
worked on the development of the atomic bomb
What did scientists manhatten project discover?
The Manhattan Project was instigated to build a nuclear reactor and consequently the first atomic bomb.
What did J Robert Oppenheimer do?
Not really. A very large team called the Manhattan Project, built the first atomic bombs. Oppenheimer was the civilian head of the team. General Leslie Groves was the military head of the project. Several hundred scientists and technicians worked on the project. The original idea of the bomb came from Leo Szliard (sp).
Did the Robert Oppenheimer help create the hydrogen bomb during World War 2?
During WW 2, J. Robert Oppenheimer was appointed as technical director of the Manhattan Project. Under his guidance, the creation of the first atomic bomb occurred.
What was the name of the government project that created the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project
What bomb was created in the 'Manhattan Project'?
the first atomic bomb.....................
Who was the scientist who was know as the father of the Manhattan project?
Robert J. Oppenheimer was the "father of the atomic bomb" and the director of the Manhattan Project. Edward Teller was the "father of the hydrogen bomb."
Who made fat man little boy?
Julius Robert Oppenheimer Is often called "the father of the atomic bomb"He was the director of The Manhattan Project which created the bombs.
What was the project called to build the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan project
The atomic bomb was produced through?
The Manhattan Project.
Who was in charge of the atomic bomb?
Harry S. Tuman and the Manhattan project created it.
What was the code name of the project to devolop the atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project .
The secret code name for the project that developed the atomic bomb was called the Project?
Manhattan Project
What is the name of the top secret United States project to build an atomic bomb?
The atom bomb research and development were conducted under the Manhattan project.
Us project atomic bomb?
The Manhattan Project.
The Manhattan Project was the code name for the?
The Manhattan Project was the secret project to design and build the world's first atomic bomb.
