MAUD Report
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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.
Aliases (1)
- MAUD Committee reports ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classified report
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government document → scientific report → |
| author |
MAUD Committee
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| circulatedAmong |
British scientific and military leadership
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U.S. scientific leadership → |
| commissionedBy |
British government
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| concluded |
a relatively small amount of uranium-235 could produce a powerful explosion
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an atomic bomb was feasible → |
| confidentialityStatus |
declassified (post-war)
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| dateCompleted |
1941
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| dateTransmittedToUS |
1941
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| era |
early nuclear age
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| estimatedDevelopmentTime |
a few years with sufficient resources
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| estimatedIndustrialScale |
large-scale industrial effort required
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| field |
military technology
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nuclear physics → |
| genre |
scientific assessment
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| hasPart |
estimates of critical mass
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estimates of industrial requirements → technical analysis of uranium-235 separation → |
| historicalSignificance |
key early document in the history of nuclear weapons
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| impact |
accelerated U.S. nuclear weapons research
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convinced U.S. officials that an atomic bomb was practical → |
| influenced |
U.S. atomic bomb policy
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initiation of the Manhattan Project → |
| language |
English
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| locationOfPreparation |
United Kingdom
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| motivation |
concern over potential German atomic bomb program
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| producedBy |
MAUD Committee
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| recommended |
development of an atomic bomb
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large-scale uranium enrichment program → |
| relatedOrganization |
British Committee on the Scientific Survey of Air Defence
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British Ministry of Aircraft Production → |
| relatedTo |
German nuclear weapons program
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Manhattan Project → |
| sentTo |
James B. Conant
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United States → United States Office of Scientific Research and Development → Vannevar Bush → |
| subject |
atomic bomb design
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nuclear fission → uranium enrichment → |
| timePeriod |
World War II
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| typeOfWeaponAssessed |
fission bomb
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| usedAsBasisFor |
U.S. decision to prioritize atomic research
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| wasClassifiedAs |
secret
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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MAUD Committee
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documentedIn |
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Tube Alloys programme
("MAUD Committee reports")
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notableWork |