British Mission to the Manhattan Project
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The British Mission to the Manhattan Project was a team of British and émigré scientists sent to the United States during World War II to collaborate closely on the development of the first atomic bombs.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: British Mission to the Manhattan Project Context triple: [Tube Alloys programme, hasPart, British Mission to the Manhattan Project]
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MAUD Committee
The MAUD Committee was a British scientific advisory group during World War II that conducted pioneering research into the feasibility of an atomic bomb, helping to spur the later development of the Manhattan Project.
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Frisch–Peierls memorandum
The Frisch–Peierls memorandum was a pivotal 1940 document by physicists Otto Frisch and Rudolf Peierls that first outlined the feasibility of a small, practical uranium-based atomic bomb, helping to catalyze British and later Allied nuclear weapons research.
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MAUD Report
The MAUD Report was a secret 1941 British scientific assessment that concluded an atomic bomb was feasible and helped spur the U.S. Manhattan Project.
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Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the secret U.S.-led World War II research and development program that produced the first nuclear weapons.
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K-25 Project
The K-25 Project was a World War II–era Manhattan Project effort to build and operate a massive gaseous diffusion plant for uranium enrichment in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: British Mission to the Manhattan Project Target entity description: The British Mission to the Manhattan Project was a team of British and émigré scientists sent to the United States during World War II to collaborate closely on the development of the first atomic bombs.
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A.
MAUD Committee
The MAUD Committee was a British scientific advisory group during World War II that conducted pioneering research into the feasibility of an atomic bomb, helping to spur the later development of the Manhattan Project.
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B.
Frisch–Peierls memorandum
The Frisch–Peierls memorandum was a pivotal 1940 document by physicists Otto Frisch and Rudolf Peierls that first outlined the feasibility of a small, practical uranium-based atomic bomb, helping to catalyze British and later Allied nuclear weapons research.
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C.
MAUD Report
The MAUD Report was a secret 1941 British scientific assessment that concluded an atomic bomb was feasible and helped spur the U.S. Manhattan Project.
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Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the secret U.S.-led World War II research and development program that produced the first nuclear weapons.
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E.
K-25 Project
The K-25 Project was a World War II–era Manhattan Project effort to build and operate a massive gaseous diffusion plant for uranium enrichment in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military-scientific mission
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scientific delegation ⓘ |
| basedOn | Tube Alloys research ⓘ |
| composedOf |
British scientists
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émigré scientists in Britain ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
critical mass estimates
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design of the plutonium implosion bomb ⓘ development of British postwar atomic weapons program ⓘ implosion lens design ⓘ neutron diffusion calculations ⓘ |
| cooperatedWith |
Los Alamos Laboratory
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surface form:
Los Alamos Laboratory theoretical division
U.S. nuclear physicists ⓘ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
nuclear physics
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theoretical physics ⓘ weapons engineering ⓘ |
| followedBy | British participation in Operation Crossroads ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
strengthened Allied scientific collaboration
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transferred British nuclear expertise to the United States ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
accelerating Allied development of nuclear weapons
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collaboration on development of atomic bombs ⓘ sharing British nuclear research with the United States ⓘ |
| influenced |
Anglo–American nuclear cooperation
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British nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Quebec Agreement ⓘ |
| location |
Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
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Los Alamos Laboratory ⓘ Oak Ridge Reservation ⓘ
surface form:
Oak Ridge
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableMember |
Anthony P. French
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Ernest Titterton ⓘ George Placzek ⓘ James Chadwick ⓘ Klaus Fuchs ⓘ Mark Oliphant ⓘ Niels Bohr ⓘ Otto Frisch ⓘ Rudolf Peierls ⓘ William Penney ⓘ |
| partOf | Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| startTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
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Subject: British Mission to the Manhattan Project Description of subject: The British Mission to the Manhattan Project was a team of British and émigré scientists sent to the United States during World War II to collaborate closely on the development of the first atomic bombs.
Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
British scientific mission to the Manhattan Project
this entity surface form:
Anglo-American scientific cooperation in World War II
this entity surface form:
Manhattan Project scientists