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The Manhattan come out     The Manhattan Project was and is still one of the most secretive put ups ever created in United States history. The purpose of the Manhattan Project was simple to build test and unleash its power if necessary. Robert Oppenheimer and General Leslie Groves were the two men put in charge of this mission. These two men along with the extend scientists from around the country were brought together to construct the most deadliest thing known to man.     The project originated in the Pentagon in 1942 when General Groves was told, by the White House, he was to take the Manhattan Project. World War II had already been raged for three years when the Nazis, after being victorious in Europe, declared war on the United States. This was clubhouse months after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. In September of that year, Groves, met with Leo Szilard and asked him if making the atomic bomb was possible. Leo told him how an atomic bom b would work, but also that it is inconceivable to build. General Groves only wanted to hear that an atomic bomb was conceivable in theory and then he knew to start the project.     In October of 1942 Groves went to California to picture with Robert Oppenheimer, one of the most brilliant scientists in the country. Groves informed Oppenheimer that he had been selected to buy the farm the expedition on trying to invent the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer immediately started preparing by rotund Groves that they needed an isolated area with one ringmaster(Oppenheimer).     General Groves was in charge of the military or security part of the project, while Oppenheimer was in charge of the placement of the scientists and ideas. At times, Oppenhiemer and Grooves had some nasty arguments over policies. Even though Groves was the one who reported to Washington, Oppenheimer had more power and Groves was aware of this. If they had a disagreement, Oppenhei mer would threaten to leave the project and take his scientists with him. Groves knew if this occurred then the project would never be finished. So, Grooves most always ended up agreeing or letting Oppenheimer do what ever he wanted to do.     In April of 1943, this isolated area was being build in Las Alamos, New Mexico. The borders consisted of barbed wire fence accompanied ... ...plete success. The Americans had finally complete building the scratch atomic bomb. The scientists held a parade in happiness, not only for successfully completing the project, but being able to go home and see their families and lead a normal life.     Twenty one days later on August 6, 1945 Little Boy was dropped on Hiroshima. Three days after that, generative Man was dropped on Nagasaki. Over 200,000 lives were taken because of the bombings. On September 2, 1945 Japan surrendered , unconditionally.     Robert Oppenheimer was recognized as a national hero in the United States. In 1949, the White House asked him to lead a project in making the H+ Super Bomb. For recognizable reasons, he declined this offer. In 1954, his security clearances were revokedand he was slow pushed out of public services. Robert Oppenheimer died of cancer in 1967.BIBLIOGRAPHYBondi, Victor. American Decades. Detroit Gale Research Inc., 1995Lapp, Ralph E. "Manhattan Project," The World Book Encyclopedia, 1988, Volume 13,      p.141Mark, Carson. "Atomic Bomb," Encyclopedia Americana, 1989, Volume 2, p. 641-642