It was one
of the wildest ideas I had ever heard. A bomb that could wipe out a whole
country, Isn’t that a bit much? In the beginning, I didn’t think anything of the
true chaos it would bring. I blame it on the excitement in being involved in
the biggest step forward in military history. This bomb would change the entire
way we look at military strategy. But that was only a few months ago as we are
soon to finish the world’s first atomic bomb. Walking into the laboratory was
not that much different than working man’s garage. The laboratory was riddles
with parts and pieces all around as if the bomb had been fully assembled then
set off. I had to finish riveting in the final pieces to the outer armor of
the bomb. As I slipped on my protective white suit, I soon began to think of
what powers this bomb truly possessed. Even thinking of Uranium core brought a
sulfuric taste to my mouth. My mind traveled deep into thought and I thought of
the bomb finished in whole. It was a spectacular sight. But it would give of a
burning smell as if it had the stench of what it would bring to our target
after total destruction. This woke me from day dreaming and I got to work. I
guided the final fabricated metal into place with precise accuracy. One little
uneven surface can change the bombs aerodynamics in the flight pattern. It was
welded and riveted perfectly into place. The world’s first atomic bomb was
finally complete. It was the most breathtaking sight in my life’s entirety.
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| Robert Oppenheimer (right) oversaw entire Manhattan Project. |
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| Little Boy |
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