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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Enrico Fermi move to Los Alamos?

2. Who is the Secretary of War in 1942?

3. When does Niels Bohr escape from Stockholm to Scotland?

4. When does the Oak Ridge pilot reactor reach critical mass?

5. In the 1940's, the Japanese scientists researching nuclear power for propulsion switch their research to what field?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Robert Oppenheimer's role in the making of the atomic bomb. Be sure to Include his scientific accomplishments and his role at Los Alamos. Is the bomb built without him?

Essay Topic 2

Many of the scientists involved with the making of the atomic bomb in the United States are refugees from Europe. Choose three of these refugee scientists. Discuss why they leave their homeland , how they arrive in the United States and what their role is in the making of the bomb.

Essay Topic 3

What are the emotional effects of the creation of the atomic bomb on scientists? Does it effect all scientists the same way? Discuss specific scientists' response, including Leo Szilard and Robert Oppenheimer. In your answer discuss the Interim Committee Scientific Panel and its response.

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