Project Y
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Project Y was the secret codename for the Los Alamos Laboratory, the central research site of the Manhattan Project where the first atomic bombs were designed and built during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Project Y canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II project
ⓘ
research project ⓘ secret codename ⓘ |
| associatedTechnology |
gun-type nuclear weapon
ⓘ
implosion-type nuclear weapon ⓘ plutonium bomb design ⓘ uranium bomb design ⓘ |
| codenameFor | Los Alamos Laboratory ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | J. Robert Oppenheimer ⓘ |
| employer |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
|
| endYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| field |
nuclear physics
ⓘ
weapons engineering ⓘ |
| focus |
experimental physics research
ⓘ
nuclear weapons development ⓘ ordnance engineering ⓘ theoretical physics research ⓘ |
| governedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
contribution to end of World War II
ⓘ
development of first nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| involvedScientist |
Edward Teller
ⓘ
Emilio Segrè ⓘ Enrico Fermi ⓘ George Kistiakowsky ⓘ Hans Bethe ⓘ John von Neumann ⓘ Klaus Fuchs ⓘ Niels Bohr ⓘ Richard Feynman ⓘ Seth Neddermeyer ⓘ Stanislaw Ulam ⓘ |
| location | Los Alamos, New Mexico ⓘ |
| militaryDirector | Leslie R. Groves Jr. ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Trinity test device
ⓘ
surface form:
Trinity nuclear test
|
| notableProject |
Fat Man
ⓘ
Little Boy ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
University of California system
ⓘ
surface form:
University of California
|
| partOf | Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| purpose |
construction of atomic bombs
ⓘ
design of atomic bombs ⓘ |
| relatedProgram | Project Alberta ⓘ |
| relatedSite |
Hanford Site, Washington
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanford Site
Oak Ridge Reservation ⓘ
surface form:
Oak Ridge
|
| securityClassification | Top Secret ⓘ |
| startYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| successor |
Los Alamos Laboratory
ⓘ
surface form:
Los Alamos National Laboratory
|
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
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