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Today in History: Smyth's History of Manhattan Project Released Post-Bombings

8/12/2025

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On August 12, 1945, the Smyth Report, an official history of the Manhattan Project authored by physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth, was released. This report detailed the Allied efforts to develop atomic bombs during World War II, coming just days after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which significantly impacted the course of the war.

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On August 12, 1945, the Smyth Report, an official history of the Manhattan Project authored by physicist Henry DeWolf Smyth, was released. This report detailed the Allied efforts to develop atomic bombs during World War II, coming just days after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which significantly impacted the course of the war.