Scientific Research and Development Agency

Japanese: 科学研究開発局 - かがくけんきゅうかいはつきょく
Scientific Research and Development Agency

...In this sense, the theory that the Einstein letter was the starting point for the development of the atomic bomb is not necessarily accurate. During this time, the Office of Scientific Research and Development (OSRD), with Bush as director, was launched on June 28, 1941 to encompass all wartime research by the NDRC and other organizations, and the Uranium Advisory Committee became the Uranium Division (S-1 Division) of the OSRD. As the project got underway, steps were taken to transfer production to the Army, and the so-called Manhattan Project was launched. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Office of Scientific Research and Development" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…この意味で先のアインシュタイン書簡を原爆開発の起点とする説はかならずしも正確とはいえない。 この間,ブッシュを長官とする科学研究開発局(略称OSRD)が,NDRCなどによる戦時研究全体を包括するものとして41年6月28日に発足し,ウラニウム諮問委員会はこのOSRDのウラニウム部(S‐1部)となった。計画の本格化に伴い,陸軍に生産を移管する措置がとられ,いわゆるマンハッタン計画が展開される。…

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