Defining Moment
1942-1946
1942-1946
Great Depression and World War II Era
Defining Moment
What Americans Were Trying To Do
Develop atomic weapons during World War II before rival powers could do so.
What Happened
The Manhattan Project used federal funding, laboratories, military management, universities, contractors, and industrial plants to create a new weapon and scientific infrastructure.
How Public Finance Made It Possible
Public finance made large-scale science and defense innovation possible under wartime pressure.
What This EnabledThe war effort gained a decisivelater generations inherited national laboratoriesnuclear-age institutions
How Americans BenefitedThe war effort gained a decisivelater generations inherited national laboratoriesnuclear-age institutions
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