CHY 599 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Operation Paperclip, Plutonium

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHY 599
• Professor: Ted Petroff

Document Summary

Develop a nuclear weapon to compete with the nazis on their research program. Robert oppenheimer - only one with the knowledge needed. Three countries involved = us, britain, canada. Operation paperclip = get as many nazi scientists (ie. rockets, jet planes) to get the technology, soviets did the same thing. War over in europe but not pacific. Japanese were defeated but did not surrender. Decided to drop a bomb to get them to surrender. Dropped a uranium bomb first on hiroshima because it"s lighter. Japanese did not surrender because they didn"t believe it, thought it was an astrological effect.