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| − | Leslie Groves was a brigadier general who started and managed the [[Manhattan Project]] during [[World War II]]. | + | '''Leslie Groves''' was a U.S. Army general who built the Pentagon building, then directed the [[Manhattan Project]] that built the [[atomic bomb]] during [[World War II]]. |
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| − | Groves hired [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] as a manager under Groves' supervision. Later, Groves testified for Oppenheimer in opposition to revocation of his security clearance by Congress. Congress revoked Oppenheimer's security clearance anyway. | + | Groves hired [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]] as scientific manager under Groves' supervision. Later, Groves testified for Oppenheimer in opposition to revocation of his security clearance by Congress. Congress revoked Oppenheimer's security clearance anyway. |
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| | + | ==Further reading== |
| | + | * Leslie R. Groves. ''Now It Can Be Told: The Story Of The Manhattan Project'' (1962) [https://www.amazon.com/Now-Can-Told-Manhattan-Paperbacks/dp/0306801892/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227182231&sr=8-1 excerpt and text search], his memoir |
| | + | * Robert S. Norris. ''Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie R. Groves, the Manhattan Project's Indispensable Man'' (2003) [https://www.amazon.com/Racing-Bomb-Manhattan-Projects-Indispensable/dp/1586420674/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1227182231&sr=8-2 excerpt and text search] |
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| | + | [[Category:United States History]] |
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