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On August 2nd 1939, just before the beginning of World War II, Albert Einstein wrote to then President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Einstein and several other scientists told Roosevelt of efforts in Nazi Germany to utilize a rare element, U-235, which might in turn be used to build a weapon. This weapon would be capable of power totally beyond the scope of mans' vision. Ironically and sadly, it was shortly thereafter that the United States Government began the serious undertaking known only then as "The Manhattan Project." Through the harness and development of the atom's power, the Manhattan Project stands as a marker for man's passage into an exciting and also terrifying age of nuclear power.
Simply put, the Manhattan Project was committed to quick research and production that would yield a workable atomic bomb. "Over the course of six years, ranging from 1939 to 1945, more than two billion dollars were spent on the Manhattan Project. An additional seventy-six million dollars were......

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