During the Manhattan project, who did Edwin McMillan lead?
The scientific committee
Teams working on gun-type nuclear weapon design
The entire project
The logistics team
Answer
Edwin McMillan led teams working on gun-type nuclear weapon design during the Manhattan project. The gun-type nuclear weapon is a type of nuclear weapon that uses the gun assembly method to achieve fission. The gun assembly method uses two subcritical masses of fissile material, one of which is fired into the other to form a critical mass.
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