Manhattan Project (Civ7)

Manhattan Project
Wonder of the Modern Age
Introduced in Civilization VII
Unlocked by	Ideology (Legacy Path)
Production cost	1200
Effects
+5 Science. Grants player a Nuclear Weapon, and allows the player to build additional Nuclear Weapons via a Project. Unlocks the Operation Ivy Project. Ageless.

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 "Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."
– The Bhagavad Gita

The Manhattan Project is a Modern Age wonder in Civilization VII. It is unlocked after the Ideology Legacy Path is completed.

• Effects:
  • +5 Science.
  • Grants player a Nuclear Weapon, and allows the player to build additional Nuclear Weapons via a Project.
  • Unlocks the Operation Ivy Project.

Strategy

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Civilopedia entry

On July 16, 1945, a miniature sun appeared in the New Mexico desert. Forced together with common explosives, plutonium atoms showered each other with neutrons, splitting their nuclei and prompting a chain reaction that released incredible amounts of energy. In other words: a nuclear explosion. Oppenheimer famously captured the tone surrounding the test by quoting the Bhagavad Gita: “I am become death, destroyer of worlds.” However, the theoretical physicist also quoted John Donne when summarizing his feelings on the bomb: “So death doth touch the Resurrection.” Within a short period, these bombs were used against civilians in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to the surrender of Imperial Japan in 1945.

The Manhattan Project was a series of experiments on radioactive materials carried out by the United States, with support from the United Kingdom and Canada. It prompted similar projects elsewhere in the world, and the rapid escalation of nuclear weapons and the low-grade fear of worldwide annihilation defined much of the 20th century – before we realized our economy, not just warfare, was sowing the seeds of our destruction.

Trivia

• The Manhattan Project's wonder quote comes from the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu scripture part of the Indian epic poem, the Mahabharata, when Krishna reveals his true divine form to prince Arjuna. The phrase was famously quoted by J. Robert Oppenheimer, the director of the Manhattan Project and "father" of the atomic bomb, to describe his reaction when witnessing the first test detonation of the bomb.

Gallery

Manhattan Project in-game

See also

• Manhattan Project in other games

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Exploration	Borobudur Brihadeeswarar Temple El Escorial Erdene Zuu Forbidden City Hale o Keawe House of Wisdom Machu Pikchu Notre Dame Rila Monastery1 Serpent Mound1 Shwedagon Zedi Daw Tomb of Askia White Tower
Modern	Battersea Power Station1 Boudhanath1 Brandenburg Gate Chengde Mountain Resort Dogo Onsen Doi Suthep Eiffel Tower Hermitage Manhattan Project Muzibu Azaala Mpanga Oxford University Palacio de Bellas Artes Red Fort Statue of Liberty Taj Mahal World's Fair
Natural	Bermuda Triangle Grand Canyon Great Barrier Reef Gullfoss Hoerikwaggo Iguazú Falls Machapuchare1 Mount Everest Mount Fuji1 Mount Kilimanjaro Redwood Forest Thera Torres del Paine Uluru Valley of Flowers Vihren1 Vinicunca1 Zhangjiajie
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