Give the Goal of the Manhattan Project

question 75

Multiple Choice

Give the goal of the Manhattan project.

• A) to build an hydrogen bomb
• B) to build the first particle accelerator at Cornell
• C) to build an atomic bomb
• D) to build the first nuclear reactor to generate electricity for Manhattan
• E) to set up the electrification of Manhattan using DC current

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