Manhattan Project
World War II American R&D program that produced the first nuclear weapons
The Manhattan Project was a research and development program undertaken during World War II to produce the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States in collaboration with the United Kingdom and Canada. The Manhattan Project employed nearly 130,000 people at its peak and cost nearly US$2 billion.
Dexter Wansel, Manhattan Project Scientist, Dies at 75
Manhattan Project scientist and 'Sound of Philadelphia' musician Dexter Wansel has died at 75.