The Manhattan Project was known for the development of the atomic bomb for Hiroshima and Nagasaki. But back then, many workers in Oak Ridge of Eastern Tennessee didn’t t know what it’s for; they probably thought just making things of what the government wants. Actually, the workers were making the atomic bombs to annihilate Hiroshima and Nagasaki according to the President who warned the Japan to surrender but they didn’t. The bomb named “Little Boy” destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and World War II finally ended.

The Manhattan Project was located in the 60 thousand acres valley of eastern Tennessee protected by the U.S. Army corps of Engineers and it was surrounded by a fence. The Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge never appeared on every map. Obviously, it was secret. But right now, Oak Ridge does appear on some maps because The Manhattan project became a museum by the U.S soldiers who wanted to establish the museum for Americans to remember the past.

We met one sweet gentleman named William Tewes who was previously a scientist who separated uranium and developed many of the uranium and bombs. He was a chemical specialist who separated the uranium– U235 and U238 and tested them to see how well it worked. During his time, many who worked for government didn’t know what they were making and what it will be used for, but Bill knew about it and kept it secret until after the World War II ended. Also he was one of the 50 scientists, who worked secretly under the government’s management.

In 1944 of June, he was transferred to Oak Ridge and worked on K25. He also was here when Hiroshima occurred in Aug 6, 1945. On Thanksgiving of 1945, Bill was invited to meet the secretary of director development; suddenly he met a beautiful, petite woman who became his wife. We were told that he felt that he helped to end the World War II by making the bomb. “If the war continued, more people would’ve died,” he said, boldly and quite clearly in his gentle southern voice.

All of people who been through this, our generation wants to thank you for what you have done. Thank you.