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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the Secretary of War in 1942?

2. Who writes "Twentieth Century Book of the Dead"?

3. Who drafts the historic directive releasing the atomic bomb for use?

4. Who is the Chief of Security for Groves?

5. The day after Nagasaki is bombed, where does Ernest Lawrence go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From the theoretical discussion of nuclear energy to the making of the atomic bomb is a relatively short period of time. Discuss what effect the wars have on this development. Would the bomb be developed as rapidly without the reality of the wars?

Essay Topic 2

Many scientific accomplishments go into making the atomic bomb possible. From the scientific standpoint, at what point does the atomic bomb become a possibility? Why? What scientist(s) are involved in this final break through?

Essay Topic 3

The discovery of the neutron is considered the beginning of nuclear physics. Why? What role does this discovery have in the making of the atomic bomb? Is the bomb built without this discovery?

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