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WWII Configuration
Management Planning
WWII Configuration
Management planning originated in the Manhattan Project. History allows us to record
our successes and failures, but more importantly, it allows us to
learn from our mistakes. The Manhattan Project is a prime example.
WWII Configuration
Management planning – Manhattan
Project
The project allowed
the United
States to unlock the mysteries of
the atom, but it also introduced the most destructive form of
warfare known to mankind. More than 50 years later, nuclear weapons
are still controversial.
"The Manhattan Project
was a scientific breakthrough, a frantic race for life and death,
and a revolution in warfare."
The Manhattan Project
was the code name for the US effort during World
War II to produce an atomic bomb. Although the project took place
mainly in New Mexico, it was named
after the Manhattan Engineer District of the US Army Corps of
Engineers, based in New
York City, where much of the early research
was done.
The project lasted 4
years, between 1942 - 1946, and cost about $1.8 billion. Today, this
amount would be equivalent to over $20 billion. The project was more
than the typical military program to achieve weapons superiority.
WWII Configuration
Management planning – Gadget
The project produced
three bombs: the first bomb, known as "Gadget", was used as a test
model in which the configuration was fully documented to allow the
construction of the other two bombs.
The second bomb, known
as "Little Boy", was detonated over the city of Hiroshima; and the final bomb, known as "Fat
Man", was detonated over the city of Nagasaki.
The Manhattan Project
was considered the ideal program because of its efficiency, its
secrecy, and its cooperation among civilians, military officials,
and scientists. It became the forerunner in nuclear development and
control.
The project marked the
beginning to an era of nuclear weapons and scientific discoveries.
It also marks the start of Configuration
Management.
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