[DOC] [TLE] Manhattan Project - Wikipedia [PAR] The Manhattan Project was a research and development project that produced 
the first nuclear weapons during World War II. It was led by the United States with 
the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project 
was under the direction of Major General ... There were fears that a German 
atomic bomb project would develop one first... [DOC] [TLE] Timeline of nuclear weapons development - Wikipedia [PAR] This timeline of nuclear weapons development is a chronological catalog of the 
evolution of nuclear weapons rooting from the development of the science 
surrounding nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. ... 1942 - August through 
November - The Manhattan Project is established under command of General 
Leslie Groves. [DOC] [TLE] Manhattan Project Chronology | The Manhattan Project: Making the ... [PAR] The Manhattan Project: Making the Atomic Bomb. Manhattan Project Chronology. 
... August 13, 1942: The Manhattan Engineer District is established in New York 
City, Colonel ... The Committee also decides not to build a centrifuge plant. [DOC] [TLE] The Manhattan Project - United States History [PAR] By 1941, the Germans were ahead in the race for the atomic bomb. ... from Albert 
Einstein, which Einstein had actually written on August 2, 1939. ... its own nuclear 
program under the Army Corps of Engineers in June 1942. ... On May 12, 1942, 
President Roosevelt signed an order creating a secret project to develop the... [DOC] [TLE] United States conducts first test of the atomic bomb - Jul 16, 1945 ... [PAR] The official U.S. development of the atomic bomb began with the establishment of 
the Manhattan Project in August 1942. The project brought together scientists... [DOC] [TLE] The Manhattan Project | Array of Contemporary American Physicists [PAR] August 1942: The Manhattan Engineer District is established within the U. S. 
Army Corps of Engineers to oversee the bomb development project. September 
.... Chief, Plutonium Chemistry Section (19431946); Henry Smyth (19431945) [DOC] [TLE] FDR Approves Building an Atomic Bomb: 70th Anniversary October ... [PAR] Oct 9, 2011 ... ... be officially christened as the Manhattan Project in August, 1942. Before the 
culmination of the technical project, however, Roosevelt's decision established ... 
Any British decision to actually build a British bomb had to consider that Britain 
did not ... Bush did not wish to establish government laboratories. [DOC] [TLE] Atomic Timeline | Atomic Heritage Foundation [PAR] December 18, 1941The first meeting of the S-1 project is held, sponsored by the 
OSRD. ... August 13, 1942The Manhattan Engineer District is formally 
established. ... fast neutron physics and develop designs for an atomic bomb be 
created. [DOC] [TLE] Nuclear weapons timeline | ICAN [PAR] August 1942, Manhattan Project established in US, The US sets up the 
Manhattan Project to develop the first nuclear weapon. It eventually employs 
more than... [DOC] [TLE] Atomic Bomb Development Summary (II) - Cold War Museum [PAR] Unaware of the intricacies surrounding the atomic bomb development in the ... 
On August 2nd 1939, Albert Einstein signed a letter which was addressed to the 
... established the Uranium Committee with the purpose of developing atomic 
weapons. In 1942, the project was handed over to the Army Corps of Engineers 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Atomic Bomb | HISTORY [PAR] Oppenheimer quoting the Bhagavad Gita, after the successful atomic bomb test 
at Los Alamos. At approximately 8.15am on 6 August 1945 a US B-29 bomber 
dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city ... Since 1942, more than 100,000 
scientists of the Manhattan Project had been working on the bomb's development
. [DOC] [TLE] Timeline - The Race to Build the Atomic Bomb [PAR] Created by Doug Prouty ... Leo Szilard files a patent application for the atomic 
bomb. The patent described ... August 2, 1939 ... December 2, 1942 ... April 25th, 
Truman is briefed about the Manhattan Project and the development of the bomb. [DOC] [TLE] Manhattan Project | United States history | Britannica.com [PAR] Apr 17, 2015 ... Manhattan Project, U.S. government research project (194245) that produced 
the first atomic bombs. The first atomic bomb test, near Alamogordo, N.M., July 16
, 1945

Question: This "project" to develop a fission bomb was established in August 1942
Answer: The Manhattan Project