Hey it’s been awhile, but now that summers over there’s a lot of blogs ahead, starting with this.

This blog is about the field school we went on to deepen our understanding about the Manhattan project. The Manhattan Project was a secret US government issued project to create the first atomic bomb in WWII. This project used up vast amounts of money and space. But the nevertheless, it succeeded by dropping the bombs on Hiroshima in 1945, and finally ending the war.

More about the Manhattan Project.

That was just my brief summary of the project but while being Portland and Washington we learned so much more about the science behind the bomb, the disappearing town called White Bluffs, creating Hanford and what life was like there, and the affects it all has today.

So let’s get into our journey to Hanford.

After leaving Seycove and saying good bye to our families. During our long bus ride to Portland we stopped at Powell’s City of Books. This was no ordinary library it was huge with three floors and a coffee shop inside. Not only did we browse the wide selection they had but we were given a mission to find the funniest book and recreate it.

The next day after staying in Portland we headed to Read College to see the Nuclear Reactor.

Before we left for our trip we learned a little bit about the reactors such as Chicago pile 1, and chain reactions, but at the college I learned so much more.

A Chain reaction

The Chicago pile 1 was created by Enrico Fermi and his team. This was the first successful reactor which was important to the Manhattan Project because it proved they could contain nuclear energy.

After learning all about the science behind the reactor we went to the Marhill museum of art.

Finally we actually went to the Hanford Reserve. We had went on a very informative tour and were even able to interview the guides about Hanford and the Manhattan project in general.

Overall I learned so much more from this experience than I would in a classroom and I truly understand the perspectives of the atomic bomb.