A Uranium bomb is possible

15 July 1941: Scientific evaluation says it will be expensive but worthwhile

Jul 15, 2021

A direct consequence of Hitlers anti semitic policies in the 1930s was that many German Jews emigrated to safer havens in Britain and America. Amongst them were some brilliant minds who were to have a disproportionate impact in their fields.

The MAUD committee recommendations led directly to the Manhattan project and the first atomic explosion, the Tr…

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