Richard Feynman and the Manhattan Project – Young Scientists Journal

The Manhattan Project is the name of an infamous research project carried out during the second World War. It led to the creation of the atomic bomb and is an important part of scientific history. The advent of nuclear weaponry and the subsequent fear of a war involving such weapons is a frightening thought. To this day, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki remain the only use of atomic bombs in war. The Manhattan Project marked the beginning of the atomic age. Many prominent people in the field of science worked on the field as administrators and scientists. Among the long list of people that worked on the project were Robert J. Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, Richard Tolman, Arthur Compton, Niels Bohr, and many more. One such prominent figure who worked on the Manhattan Project was Richard Feynman, who worked on Hans Bethe’s theoretical physics division at the secret Los Alamos laboratory in New Mexico, as well as on ensuring Uranium safety practices at the Oak Ridge facility in

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