Pressure and Deadlines
The chapter explores the immense pressure faced by the team working on the Manhattan Project to deliver a working bomb. The urgency of the project, driven by the progress of the war and the demand for accountability, led to specific delivery dates and a freeze on design iterations. The chapter also delves into the gruesome reality faced by those working with radiation and the devastating consequences of exposure.In this clip
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#215: J. Robert Oppenheimer and Leslie Groves (The General and the Genius)
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Why was building the atomic bomb urgent during World War II?