Long Term Effects Of The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project researched and developed the first atomic bombs. In 1942, the project started in the Manhattan District of New York City, and at its height, it stretched nationwide. There were many scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project. In the years after World War II and still today, there is a debate as to whether the United States was correct to drop the atomic bombs on the Japanese civilians. What were the long-term effects of the nuclear radiation due to the dropping of the atomic bombs? The Manhattan Project was a government research project that resulted in the creation of the atomic bomb; this project had a positive result on the world.

The Manhattan Project researched and developed the first atomic bombs. G.B. Pegram of Columbia University set up the first meeting between Enrico Fermi and the U.S. Navy Department in March of 1939 (Britannica). This was where the government had found the idea of nuclear fission in a bomb. The next step was Albert Einstein sending a letter directly to President Franklin Roosevelt that the Nazis had started a research project to develop the atomic bomb. Even though Albert Einstein had sent the President a letter about the Nazi atomic weapons program he wasn’t

This project had a positive result for the world. The Manhattan Project developed the atomic bombs that were dropped on Japanese civilians. Many of the scientists who helped develop the atomic bombs came to the United States as refugees. President Truman was correct to have the United States drop the atomic bombs on Japan. However, there were some long-term health effects due to the radiation from the atomic bombs. Lastly, the Manhattan Project helped create many jobs for Americans during World War II, it helped research atomic energy and its uses, and it had a positive effect on the world because it brought about the end of the