PowerPoint Presentation "We were aware of what it might mean if they beat us to the draw in the deve

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J. Robert Oppenheimer
By, Brett K.
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"We were aware of what it might mean if they beat
us to the draw in the development of the atomic
bombs (http//www.me.utexas.edu/uer/manhattan/ )
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From left Neils Bohr, Robert Oppenheimer,
Richard Feyman, Enrico Fermi Manhattan, 1997
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J.(Julius) Robert Oppenheimer

• Was born on April 22, 1904
• He went to school for a few years. He was known
  to be very smart at languages including Greek,
  Latin, French, German
• Graduated from Harvard University
• Lived in Germany for a little while after college
  until he quit
• He became involved in the project of making an
  Atomic Bomb in Oct. 1941
• Became scientific director of the Manhattan
  Project in 1943
• He became one of the head people in the project,
  and immediately started understanding all of the
  concepts on how to make the bomb.
• Oppenheimer became a part of the target comity,
  and helped to decide where the bomb could be
  used, and most effective.
• He wanted to use the bomb on Japan, but others
  disagreed
• Finally on July 16, 1945 the atomic bomb was
  presented
• 1904 - 1967

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Two questions for Julius

• 1) What were your intentions on what would be
  done with the bomb, after the project was
  completed?
• 2) Because of the fact that you helped to make
  the atomic bomb, did it ever occur to you the
  lives that would be lost, should this bomb ever
  be used, and how did that influence you on the
  project

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3 WORDS

• 1) Ruthless-In order to come up with such a
  plan something that would have such an affect on
  peoples lives, a person must be ruthless.
• 2) Brilliant
• - To be able to think up of such a plan, one
  that has never been thought of before, a plan
  that could win so much as a World War, a person
  would have to be brilliant.
• 3) Leader
• - To take up such a role, and become head of
  such a big project, a person must have leadership

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DAY AFTER DAY

• While making the project I suspect that a lot
  of time was needed. Early mornings, meetings
  throughout the day, and discussion on how to make
  the MANHATTEN PROJECT work. Drawings of the bombs
  were made, and because of the fact that
  Oppenheimer played such a role in developing the
  bomb, he had to check up on other people to make
  sure that they were holding up their end.
• While building the actual bomb, Oppenheimer
  would probably keep a close watch on all parts of
  the construction, making sure everything went a
  smoothly as possible.

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HISTORY ON THE ATOMIC BOMB FACTS
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COSTS

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The following are the different bombs made in the
Manhattan Project
"Little Boy" is seen in this picture
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Fat Man is seen in this picture
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PROJECT

• The project lasted 4 years, between 1942 - 1946
• These bombs were made during WW2, and was
  considered to be a "The Manhattan Project was a
  scientific breakthrough, a frantic race for life
  and death, and a revolution in warfare."
  (http//www.me.utexas.edu/uer/manhattan/ )
• Because of the fact that America had an Atomic
  Bomb, other countries where scared of us. This
  also influenced Japan to surrender in WW2, after
  their attack on Pearl Harbor.

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VIDEOS

• These videos were shot during the time of the
  bombings
• http//www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/bomb/sfeature/foxhole
  .html

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RESULTS OF BOMBS

• DAMAGE REPORT Leveled Area 6.7 million square
  meters Damaged Houses 18,409 Casualties
  Killed------73,884 Injured-----74,909
  Total------148,793 (Large numbers of people
  died in the following years from the effects of
  radioactive poisoning.)

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MORE RESULTS OF BOMBS

• "The explosion was equivalent to about 20,000
  tons of TNT.
• Done later in Hiroshima Nagasaki

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MAIN ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTRIBUTIONS

• The creation of the first atomic bomb
• A. Leader of the Manhattan Project
• Basically helping to settle and end WW2

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REGRETS

• My guess would be that Oppenhiemers main regrets
  would be the affect that the bomb had on the
  future of the world. The bombs power led to
  nuclear warfare, and the attempt at world
  domination by other countries

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THE END