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| − | '''Los Alamos National Laboratory''' was a secret [[laboratory|lab]] in [[New Mexico]] where a group of [[physicist]]s and [[engineer]]s came together to build the first [[atomic bomb]]. The codename for their project was The [[Manhattan Project]]. The scientists lived in an isolated compound and neighbors never realized what was happening. Unfortunately, however, [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]] received two separate leaks of the atomic secrets from [[spy|spies]].{{fact}} | + | The '''Los Alamos National Laboratory''' was a secret [[laboratory|lab]] in [[New Mexico]] where a group of [[physicist]]s and [[engineer]]s came together to build the first [[atomic bomb]]. The codename for their project was The [[Manhattan Project]]. The scientists lived in an isolated compound and neighbors never realized what was happening. Unfortunately, however, [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]] received two separate leaks of the atomic secrets from [[spy|spies]].{{fact}} |
[[Enrico Fermi]], perhaps the greatest physicist of the time, did the foundational work at the [[University of Chicago]] before The [[Manhattan Project]] began. Others, such as the [[mathematics|mathematician]] [[Paul Erdos]], declined to join The [[Manhattan Project]]. | [[Enrico Fermi]], perhaps the greatest physicist of the time, did the foundational work at the [[University of Chicago]] before The [[Manhattan Project]] began. Others, such as the [[mathematics|mathematician]] [[Paul Erdos]], declined to join The [[Manhattan Project]]. | ||
Revision as of 00:48, January 25, 2008
The Los Alamos National Laboratory was a secret lab in New Mexico where a group of physicists and engineers came together to build the first atomic bomb. The codename for their project was The Manhattan Project. The scientists lived in an isolated compound and neighbors never realized what was happening. Unfortunately, however, communist Soviet Union received two separate leaks of the atomic secrets from spies.[Citation Needed]
Enrico Fermi, perhaps the greatest physicist of the time, did the foundational work at the University of Chicago before The Manhattan Project began. Others, such as the mathematician Paul Erdos, declined to join The Manhattan Project.