Manhattan District
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Manhattan District was the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers unit that oversaw the top-secret World War II project to develop the first atomic bombs.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers district
→
World War II organization → military unit → |
| alsoKnownAs |
MED
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Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers →
surface form: "Manhattan Engineer District"
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| commandedBy | Leslie R. Groves Jr. → |
| commanderRank | Major General → |
| conflict | World War II → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
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| dissolved | 1947 → |
| dissolvedInto |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
→
surface form: "U.S. Atomic Energy Commission"
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| era | World War II era → |
| formedAs | Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers → |
| headquartersLocation |
Manhattan
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New York City → |
| inception | 1942 → |
| industry |
military engineering
→
nuclear weapons development → |
| jurisdiction |
U.S.-controlled project sites in North America
→
United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
|
| legalForm | military district → |
| locationOfActivities |
Canada
→
United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United States of America →
surface form: "United States"
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| militaryBranch | United States Army → |
| namedAfter | Manhattan, New York City NERFINISHED → |
| notableAchievement |
development of the "Fat Man" atomic bomb
→
development of the "Little Boy" atomic bomb → support of the Trinity nuclear test → |
| objective | produce atomic bombs before Nazi Germany → |
| operatedDuring | 1940s → |
| oversaw |
construction of secret wartime laboratories
→
design of the first nuclear weapons → procurement of fissile materials → security for the Manhattan Project → |
| partOf |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
→
United States Army → |
| primaryProject | Manhattan Project → |
| responsibleFor |
Clinton Engineer Works
→
Hanford Site, Washington →
surface form: "Hanford Engineer Works"
Los Alamos Laboratory → Oak Ridge Reservation →
surface form: "Oak Ridge facilities"
atomic bomb production → plutonium production facilities → uranium enrichment plants → |
| role |
administration of the Manhattan Project
→
oversaw development of the first atomic bombs → |
| secrecyLevel | top secret → |
| successor |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
→
surface form: "U.S. Atomic Energy Commission"
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| testDate | 16 July 1945 → |
| testInvolved |
Trinity test device
→
surface form: "Trinity test"
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Manhattan Engineer District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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alsoKnownAs
→
Manhattan District
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subject surface form: "Manhattan Engineer District"
subject surface form: "Manhattan Engineer District"