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Manhattan Project goes public for 1st time in 1945....



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August 16, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 16, 1945

* Manhattan Project is first made public
* Henry DeWolf Smyth report is released
* re. Atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
* J. Robert Oppenheimer - Otto Hahn - Enrico Fermi


The top of page 8 has a seven column heading: "Story of Scientists' 'Battle' for Atom Bomb Secret Revealed in Smyth Report" with smaller subheads and related photo. See images for portion of the report. This was when the "Smyth Report" was 1st made public, making it a historic report here. Hiroshima and Nagasaki where bombed just over a week earlier.
Complete with 30 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Category: The 20th Century