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Leslie Richard Groves (* 17. August 1896 in Albany, New York; † 13. Juli 1970 in Washington, D.C.) war ein Lieutenant General der US Army und militärischer Leiter der Entwicklung der ersten Atombombe im sogenannten Manhattan-Projekt .
Leslie Richard Groves Jr. (17 August 1896 – 13 July 1970) was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and directed the Manhattan Project, a top secret research project that developed the atomic bomb during World War II .
Leslie Richard Groves, American army officer in charge of the Manhattan Engineer District (MED)—or, as it is commonly known, the Manhattan Project—which oversaw all aspects of scientific research, production, and security for the invention of the atomic bomb. Groves was the son of an army chaplain.
August 17, 1896 – July 13, 1970 Leslie R. Groves. U.S. Department of Energy. The Army-led effort to build and mass produce the atomic bomb changed history. Known as the Manhattan Project, it brought together over 100,000 people, cost more than $2.2 billion, and was spread out over 30 locations across the United States. Brig. Gen.
Lieutenant General Leslie Groves (1896-1970) was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer and director of the Manhattan Project. In September 1942, Groves was appointed to head the Manhattan Project with the rank of Temporary Brigadier General.
10. Okt. 2023 · Gen. Leslie Groves was the leader of the Manhattan Project, the U.S. government’s top-secret effort to build atomic weapons during World War II. Among other decisions, Groves helped select Los Alamos as the site for the clandestine lab and hired physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer as its first director.
Die militärische Leitung des Projekts hatte General Leslie R. Groves, die wissenschaftliche Leitung der Forschungsarbeiten lag bei dem Physiker J. Robert Oppenheimer. Mehr als 150.000 Menschen arbeiteten unter höchster Geheimhaltung direkt oder indirekt für das Projekt. Bis Ende 1945 beliefen sich die Kosten auf 1,9 Mrd. US-Dollar. [1]
