Manhattan Project

What was the name of the physicist who introduced the concept of using the Calutron isotope separator?

• Albert Einstein

• Ernest Lawrence

• J. Robert Oppenheimer

• Edward Teller

The isotope used in the creation of the atomic bomb was

• Plutonium-240

• Radon-222

• Tellurium-126

• Uranium-235

"Need to know" referred to the idea that:

• Manhattan Project workers were only given the information they absolutely needed to know to complete their job and nothing else

• Manhattan Project workers quickly began to band together to demand more information before completing any more work on the project

• Manhattan Project workers were hired strictly under the condition that they pledged to not let anyone else know where they were or what they were doing

• Manhattan Project workers needed to know exactly how much they would be paid before being willing to sign a labor contract

True or False: The only cities involved in the production of the atomic bomb were New York City and Oak Ridge, TN

• True

• False

The majority of women working in Oak Ridge were:

• In middle school and high school

• Recent high school graduates

• Retired factory workers

• Those who had been denied entrance into the military

At its peak, the Manhattan Project employed:

• Over 39,000 workers

• Over 56,000 workers

• Over 82,000 workers

• Over 120,000 workers

Which famous scientist wrote the letter alerting the U.S. President, FDR, about the German's discovery of nuclear fission?

• Marie Curie
• Albert Einstein
• Robert Oppenheimer
• Katherine Johnson

In which U.S. state was the city of Los Alamos, which is where the physicists worked to create the atomic bomb?

• New Mexico
• Washington
• Pennsylvania
• Massachusetts

Signs like this one encouraged:

• Secrecy and silence regarding the work being done

• Participation in social events and dances after shifts

• Efforts to recruit more workers from other places

• Demands by Oak Ridge residents for the President to keep the bomb secret from Japan

True or False: There were actually twice as many men working in Oak Ridge as women

• True

• False