Historic document up for auction: Oppenheimer's atomic bomb report!

On March 14, one of the world's most important historical documents, Oppenheimer's Manhattan Project Report, will go up for auction. This report was written just weeks before the atomic bombs were dropped on Japan and contains the details of the Manhattan Project.

Prepared in 1945, this report is titled "Atomic Bombs: A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940-1945." It contains the signatures of prominent scientists such as J. Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, Ernest Lawrence, James Chadwick, Harold Urey, and Isidor I. Rabi. The report was first presented to the media on August 12, 1945, just days after the atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

At the time when Japan's surrender in World War II was announced, the report is considered to be the first publicly released account regarding the creation of the atomic bomb.

A previous similar auction took place 10 years ago (in 2014). At that time, a card signed by 30 people from the "Los Alamos New Mexico Atomic Bomb Project" was sold by Christie's for 161 thousand dollars.

REACHED 32 THOUSAND DOLLARS

The auction will take place on March 14 and can be watched live on the RR Auctions website. This historic document is expected to far exceed its starting price of 25 thousand dollars, and bids have already reached 32 thousand dollars.

The value of the Manhattan Project Report at auction and its future significance will become clear over time. This document is seen as one of the most important items ever offered at a public auction for those interested in science and world history.