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Who derived the famous formula e=mc^2 which indirectly contributed to the atomic bombs creation?
Albert Einstein
What was the main reason the Manhattan Project was created?
Fear of German nuclear technology
What conflict was ended as a result of the atomic bombs being dropped?
WW2
What was the name of the first bomb dropped on Japan?
"Little Boy"
What was the name of the first city to have an atomic bomb dropped on them?
Hiroshima
Who is considered the father of the Manhattan Project?
J. Robert Oppenheimer
What country was behind the Manhattan project?
The U.S
After WW2 another conflict/arms race arose between the two world superpowers. This conflict was called ______
The Cold War.
What is the name of the second bomb dropped on Japan?
"Fat man"
What is the name of the second city to have an atomic bomb dropped on them?
Nagasaki.
Who was the president of the US during the manhattan project?
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
What sped up the progress of the Manhattan Project?
The US joining WWII after Pearl Harbor
Name any 5 countries in todays world that have a nuclear arsenal.
United States, Russia, France, China, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea.
Roughly how many people were killed between both atomic bomb detonations?
The two bombings killed between 129,000 and 226,000 people.
What large American City had many offices, laboratories and warehouses involved with the project?
NYC
Roughly how many Americans were involved in the Manhattan Project?
Over 120 000 people
What was the name of the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Japan?
The Boeing B-29 Superfortress.
From October 16, 1962 – October 28, 1962 the world was the closest to nuclear conflict between two countries. This crisis was called the ______
Cuban Missile Crisis.
How many days were between the two atomic bombs detonated in Japan?
3 days.
Where was the Manhattan project based?
The Manhattan Project's weapons research laboratory was located at Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Roughly how many people died while working on the Manhattan Project?
24 people
What was Operation Paperclip?
The aim was to find and preserve German weapons, including biological and chemical agents.
The development of rockets kickstarted the space race. How many years ago was the first time humans walked on the moon?
52 years ago
Explain roughly how an atomic bomb works.
Nuclear fission produces the atomic bomb, that uses power released by the splitting of atomic nuclei. When a single free neutron strikes the nucleus of an atom of radioactive material like uranium or plutonium a chain reaction occurs. Causing the explosion
Where was the first successful atomic bomb test done?