Differences in the Manhattan Project

[Ephesus]

Does anyone know where I can learn about the different parts of the Manhattan Project?

 

[Astronuc]

One can google on "Manhattan Project".

But try - http://www.fas.org/irp/ops/ci/docs/ci2/2ch1_f.htm

http://www.fas.org/nuke/intro/nuke/intro.htm

http://www.mbe.doe.gov/me70/manhattan/index.htm

One can always fall back to Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Project - but verify the information with other sources.

http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Med/Med.html

There were different sites:

Berkeley Labs where Lawrence and his group were using cyclotrons for enrichment.

Handford where Pu was being manufactured via neutron activation of U-238.

Oak Ridge using gaseous diffusion for enrichment.

I think MIT's Rad Lab was part of it.

http://www.aip.org/history/lawrence/bomb_text.htm
http://www.aip.org/history/lawrence/bomb.htm

http://www.physics.uiuc.edu/history/Timeline/1940s.html
http://web.mit.edu/klund/www/books/nnes.html

 

[theCandyman]

Also, if you're curious about some of the people involved in the project, Brotherhood of the Bomb by Gregg Herken is a good read.

 

[Astronuc]

Also, if you're curious about some of the people involved in the project, Brotherhood of the Bomb by Gregg Herken is a good read.

That's a excellent book.

Also - https://www.amazon.com/dp/0684872870/?tag=pfamazon01-20

by Richard Rhodes

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0156141507/?tag=pfamazon01-20 by Robert Jungk