Aug+6+1945

August 6 1945

Dear Diary Today is the day. It’s what all of the Americans have been waiting for. We have successfully finished the atomic bomb that will blow away Japan, and today we will drop it from the bomber. This is going to end the World War 2 that is going on right now. It is all over. We wouldn’t have to worry about how much we will suffer the next day. The Manhattan Project was a great success. We finally got what we wanted and also what we needed. Yesterday I met with the brave pilot called Jimmy Doolittle from the US Army Air-force. I asked him several questions about whether the bombing will work or not. He said that it is going to work and it is going to be a great success. He told me tactics that the US Air-force army is using, and relating to physics, it all made sense. The drop of the bomb will have to be a little before the arrival of Japan because the bomb will not just drop in a straight line. The force that we are putting it will push a little; therefore, we should keep this in mind. I want this to be a success. I am tired of waking up and going to my laboratory to finish the atomic bomb. It took 3 years to create this, and now it is the time to pay me back for the time. After 2 hours, the war might end with our victory. I got off the phone with my parents,and they were happy about how the war might end in 2 hours. I just want to thank my family for supporting me whenever I needed money. My brother has predicted from the beginning that I should make powerful weapons for the war, and I thank him for that. He really made me to research more and it has been a great help to the Manhattan Project. After the war, I will continue with my studies in University of Berkeley and I will continue to teach my lovely students. I am really nervous right now, and I am praying for the work to be a success. Please. Thank you. Good Bye

-Robert Oppenheimer