Talk:Manhattan Project

Perhaps someone would like to explain how each of the bombs worked, and alittle more detail on as to why the two different isotopes where needed for the two different bombs. Also maybe a lead in as to how the implosion bomb is used to start the explosion in a Hydrogen bomb... if not Ill get to it eventually -- mincus

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The two bombs usewd different elements -not different isotopes. Fat man used plutonium while Little boy used uranium. ---rmhermen

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Is the following paragraph from the article right?

"The first thing he did was rechristen the project The Manhattan District. The name evolved from the Corps of Engineers practice of naming districts after its headquarters' city (Marshall's headquarters were in New York City). At the same time, Groves was promoted to brigadier general, which gave him the rank thought necessary to deal with the senior scientists in the project. "

I think it should read

"The first thing he did was rechristen the project The Manhattan Project. The name evolved from the Corps of Engineers practice of naming projects after districts in its headquarters' city (Marshall's headquarters were in New York City). At the same time, Groves was promoted to brigadier general, which gave him the rank thought necessary to deal with the senior scientists in the project. "

but I shan't change it because I'm not sure. Heron