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