The Manhattan Project was a top-secret research program during World War II that aimed to develop the first atomic bomb. It involved thousands of scientists, engineers, and military personnel working together to harness nuclear energy for military purposes.
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Enrico Fermi: An Italian physicist who played a key role in the development of the atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project. He led the team that achieved the first controlled nuclear chain reaction.
J. Robert Oppenheimer: An American theoretical physicist who directed the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project. He is often referred to as "the father of the atomic bomb."
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The two Japanese cities where atomic bombs were dropped by the United States in August 1945, leading to Japan's surrender and effectively ending World War II.