Project Y of this program set up the first test of its end product, which occurred at the Trinity Site near Los Alamos under the direction of Robert Oppenheimer.
The report of the British MAUD Committee helped lay the groundwork for this enterprise along with the work of the heads of the NDRC and OSRD, James B. Conant and Vannevar Bush. This program was put under the control of Leslie R. Groves. A major success for this project came at when the Chicago Pile 1 kept up a self-sustaining reaction. Project Y of this program set up the first test of its end product, which occurred at the Trinity Site near Los Alamos under the direction of Robert Oppenheimer. For 10 points, name this project set up during World War II that successfully developed the first atomic bombs.
The report of the British MAUD Committee helped lay the groundwork for this enterprise along with the work of the heads of the NDRC and OSRD, James B. Conant and Vannevar Bush.
Manhattan Project [or Manhattan Engineer District]