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1.

What was the name of the research project that led to the development of the atomic
bomb? The name of the research project that led to the development of the atomic bomb
was Manhattan Project

2. What was Oppenheimer`s role in the Manhattan Project?


Oppenheimer’s role in the Manhattan project was the director of Los Alamos where they
were building the atomic bomb.

3. What were the main scientific and engineering challenges that Oppenheimer's team
faced? The main scientific and engineering challenges that Oppenheimer’s team faced are
processing of sufficient fissionable material, and the actual design of a nuclear bomb that
would maintain and maximize a fissile chain reaction.

4. What were the two types of atomic bombs developed during the Manhattan Project?The
two types of atomic bombs developed during the Manhattan project were Little Boy and Fat
Man

5. How did the fission atomic bomb work?When the fission bomb is detonated, gamma rays
and X-rays emitted first compress the fusion fuel, then heat it to thermonuclear
temperatures.

6. How did the fusion atomic bomb work?The fusion atomic bomb receives the energy
created in the primary. The fusion fuel and sparkplug are compressed by this energy, which
also causes the compressed sparkplug to become supercritical and go through a fission
chain reaction, which raises the temperature of the compressed fusion fuel even further and
causes fusion.

7. What was the Japanese city on which the first atomic bomb was dropped?The Japanese
city on which the first atomic bomb was dropped was in Hiroshima

8. What were the immediate consequences of the bombings of Hiroshima and


Nagasaki?The immediate consequences of the bombings were flattening 6.7 km of the city
and killing nearly 75.000 citizens.

9. What were Oppenheimer's reflections on the use of the atomic bomb?Oppenheimer’s


reflection on the use of the atomic bomb was him justifying the pursuit of an atomic bomb as
inevitable, stressing that scientists must expand man's understanding and control of nature.
He also argued that new approaches were needed to govern atomic energy.

10. How did the Manhattan Project influence the development of nuclear physics?The
Manhattan Project integrated all scientific and engineering fields and was responsible for
truly beginning the “Atomic Age.” Throughout the three-year endeavor, invaluable
discoveries were made concerning bomb dynamics and mechanics.Bonus questions (House
Points!)

11. What were Oppenheimer's concerns about the future of humanity after the development
of the atomic bomb?
12. What is the meaning of the film's title "Oppenheimer"?The meaning behind the name of
the film comes from Oppenheimer’s last name, they named this film after him because he
was known as “the father of the atomic bomb”.

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