J. Robert Oppenheimer and his scientific team helped develop the atomic bomb
The United States constructed the first atomic bomb through the Manhattan Project led by J. Robert Oppenheimer. Key developments included Enrico Fermi's successful nuclear reactor and Glenn Seaborg's plutonium discovery, culminating in the 1945 Trinity test. ;
The first atomic bomb was developed during World War II by the Manhattan Project, led by J. Robert Oppenheimer, and successfully tested on July 16, 1945. The project aimed to build an atomic weapon amid fears that Nazi Germany might create one first. It involved extensive research and collaboration across multiple sites in the United States.
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