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The Manhattan Project was a top-secret U.S.–led research program during World War II that aimed to develop the world’s first atomic bomb. Launched in 1942, it brought together some of the greatest scientific minds of the 20th century—including J. Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, and Niels Bohr—under intense secrecy and military control.

Driven by fears that Nazi Germany might build a nuclear weapon first, the project combined cutting-edge physics, massive industrial production, and unprecedented government funding. Key facilities were spread across the United States, including Los Alamos (New Mexico), Oak Ridge (Tennessee), and Hanford (Washington), each playing a crucial role in uranium enrichment, plutonium production, and bomb design.

The Manhattan Project culminated in the successful Trinity Test on July 16, 1945, the first nuclear explosion in history. Weeks later, atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, accelerating the end of World War II while ushering in the nuclear age. The project permanently changed warfare, global politics, and humanity’s relationship with science—raising profound ethical questions that still resonate today.