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    The Manhattan Project was a massive U.S.-led research project during World War II to develop the first atomic bombs. Led by figures like Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer, over 6,000 scientists and engineers worked to create nuclear weapons that could potentially end the war. Two bombs were completed and dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, killing over 140,000 people instantly and marking the beginning of the nuclear age. While ending the war, the project also had immense human costs and launched an ongoing debate about the morality of using such destructive weapons.

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    The Manhattan Project was a massive U.S.-led research project during World War II to develop the first atomic bombs. Led by figures like Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer, over 6,000 scientists and engineers worked to create nuclear weapons that could potentially end the war. Two bombs were completed and dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, killing over 140,000 people instantly and marking the beginning of the nuclear age. While ending the war, the project also had immense human costs and launched an ongoing debate about the morality of using such destructive weapons.

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    The Manhattan Project was a massive U.S.-led research project during World War II to develop the first atomic bombs. Led by figures like Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer, over 6,000 scientists and engineers worked to create nuclear weapons that could potentially end the war. Two bombs were completed and dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, killing over 140,000 people instantly and marking the beginning of the nuclear age. While ending the war, the project also had immense human costs and launched an ongoing debate about the morality of using such destructive weapons.

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    Manhattan Project

    The Manhattan project was a research and investigation that was developed
    throughout World War II. It was led by the United States and supported strongly the
    United Kingdom and Canada. The leaders of this project were Albert Einstein,
    president Roosevelt, Robert Oppenheimer; over 6,000 other people which included
    engineers and scientists formed part of this project. It basically consisted on the
    creation of nuclear weapons to try to end the war. It was really risky and expensive to
    complete this innovative initiative but, since the United States has always been a
    country with as really high number of monetary resources, it was able to be carried
    out to its totality, following their initial plan. It generated military, technological and
    engineering advances for the United States and the rest of the world since it was the
    first ever initiative of constructing a nuclear weapon. It also caused the death of
    thousands of innocent people in Japan and created repercussions which can be
    notably seen in the world nowadays. Over 140,000 people died in Hiroshima during
    the nuclear explosion. After this remarkable event, multiple countries used this
    moment as an opportunity to start creating their own nuclear program, beginning
    with what is known as the nuclear era.

    This research, which was mostly based on atomic theories, changed completely the
    course and route of World War II since it made it end in a completely different way.
    The construction and development of a nuclear weapon was essential for ending this
    war rapidly and effectively. Even though it helped various countries and saved
    multiple lives, it still unnecessarily killed multiple people. This bomb was sent to
    Hiroshima in Japan, ending with the lives of many people and making deformed
    children be born after it because of the multiple repercussions of the, supposedly,
    “most viable” way to end the war. Also, an atomic bomb was sent to New Mexico in
    1945 for testing its results. And, even if this massive weapon helped to end a war, it
    began a really dangerous atomic era which has led to multiple conflicts between
    various countries.

    In many aspects of life and history, science has been crucial to solve multiple conflicts
    and circumstances that were affecting the world. The use of science has not only
    importantly impacted the direction of how society both solves and starts conflict but
    also has helped to find the cure to dozens of diseases, saving thousands of life.
    Malaria and yellow fever now both have a cure thanks to science. The atomic bomb
    had a debatable “good intention” which was to save the world from an unwanted
    ending to the war even if it didn’t turn out as initially planned. Sometimes it is
    necessary to sacrifice something to be able to win something much better, even if it
    can be devastating. It is important to point out the outstanding work of great
    scientists such as Albert Einstein which made a huge and once unimaginable
    contribution to the society nowadays. He created a weapon which is capable of
    ending with everything which is around 4 squared miles away. Some see it as a
    positive thing since, as mentioned before, it ended a war. Others see this incredible
    weapon as one of the biggest mistakes in history because of the effects that it has
    brought to the world nowadays. This is still in debate but, in my opinion, it wasn’t
    either positive nor negative, it was a good plan with an erroneous execution which
    costed a lot of both money and people’s lives.

    The atomic bomb research, more popularly known as the Manhattan project, had
    remarkable and long lasting effects and ethical implications including the continuous
    debate between people who think that it was a good or moral decision and the
    individuals who believe that it was a wrong or immoral choice and action to carry out.
    Also, the decision of choosing the death of thousands of Japanese people for the
    purpose saving American lives is questioned since it was a way in which the United
    Stats indirectly expressed that American lives were more important that other lives.
    This was not a moral act and clearly violated the human rights of uncountable
    numbers of completely innocent people that weren’t able to have any opportunities
    to survive.

    Bibliography:
    The Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb. (2019). Retrieved from https://
    www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/rise-to-world-power/us-wwii/a/the-
    manhattan-project-and-the-atomic-bomb

    Gonzalez, E. The history of atomic chemistry. Retrieved from https://


    www.khanacademy.org/science/chemistry/electronic-structure-of-atoms/history-
    of-atomic-structure/v/chem37-history-of-atomic-chemistry

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