MAUD Report
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The MAUD Report was a secret 1941 British scientific assessment that concluded an atomic bomb was feasible and helped spur the U.S. Manhattan Project.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MAUD Committee reports | 1 |
| MAUD Report canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T53733 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MAUD Report Context triple: [MAUD Committee, documentedIn, MAUD Report]
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A.
MAUD Committee
The MAUD Committee was a British scientific advisory group during World War II that conducted pioneering research into the feasibility of an atomic bomb, helping to spur the later development of the Manhattan Project.
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B.
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the secret U.S.-led World War II research and development program that produced the first nuclear weapons.
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C.
Russell–Einstein Manifesto
The Russell–Einstein Manifesto is a 1955 public statement by leading scientists warning of the dangers of nuclear weapons and urging world leaders to seek peaceful conflict resolution.
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D.
British Security Coordination
British Security Coordination was a covert British intelligence organization based in New York during World War II that coordinated espionage, propaganda, and security operations across the Western Hemisphere.
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E.
S-1 Uranium Committee
The S-1 Uranium Committee was a U.S. government scientific advisory group that coordinated early research into nuclear fission and atomic weapons, laying the groundwork for what became the Manhattan Project.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MAUD Report Target entity description: The MAUD Report was a secret 1941 British scientific assessment that concluded an atomic bomb was feasible and helped spur the U.S. Manhattan Project.
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A.
MAUD Committee
The MAUD Committee was a British scientific advisory group during World War II that conducted pioneering research into the feasibility of an atomic bomb, helping to spur the later development of the Manhattan Project.
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B.
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was the secret U.S.-led World War II research and development program that produced the first nuclear weapons.
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C.
Russell–Einstein Manifesto
The Russell–Einstein Manifesto is a 1955 public statement by leading scientists warning of the dangers of nuclear weapons and urging world leaders to seek peaceful conflict resolution.
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D.
British Security Coordination
British Security Coordination was a covert British intelligence organization based in New York during World War II that coordinated espionage, propaganda, and security operations across the Western Hemisphere.
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E.
S-1 Uranium Committee
The S-1 Uranium Committee was a U.S. government scientific advisory group that coordinated early research into nuclear fission and atomic weapons, laying the groundwork for what became the Manhattan Project.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classified report
ⓘ
government document ⓘ scientific report ⓘ |
| author | MAUD Committee ⓘ |
| circulatedAmong |
British scientific and military leadership
ⓘ
U.S. scientific leadership ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| concluded |
a relatively small amount of uranium-235 could produce a powerful explosion
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an atomic bomb was feasible ⓘ |
| confidentialityStatus | declassified (post-war) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateCompleted | 1941 ⓘ |
| dateTransmittedToUS | 1941 ⓘ |
| era | early nuclear age ⓘ |
| estimatedDevelopmentTime | a few years with sufficient resources ⓘ |
| estimatedIndustrialScale | large-scale industrial effort required ⓘ |
| field |
military technology
ⓘ
nuclear physics ⓘ |
| genre | scientific assessment ⓘ |
| hasPart |
estimates of critical mass
ⓘ
estimates of industrial requirements ⓘ technical analysis of uranium-235 separation ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key early document in the history of nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| impact |
accelerated U.S. nuclear weapons research
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convinced U.S. officials that an atomic bomb was practical ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. atomic bomb policy
ⓘ
initiation of the Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationOfPreparation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| motivation | concern over potential German atomic bomb program ⓘ |
| producedBy | MAUD Committee ⓘ |
| recommended |
development of an atomic bomb
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large-scale uranium enrichment program ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
MAUD Committee
ⓘ
surface form:
British Committee on the Scientific Survey of Air Defence
Ministry of Aircraft Production ⓘ
surface form:
British Ministry of Aircraft Production
|
| relatedTo |
German nuclear weapons program
ⓘ
Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| sentTo |
James B. Conant
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Office of Scientific Research and Development ⓘ
surface form:
United States Office of Scientific Research and Development
Vannevar Bush ⓘ |
| subject |
atomic bomb design
ⓘ
nuclear fission ⓘ uranium enrichment ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfWeaponAssessed | fission bomb ⓘ |
| usedAsBasisFor | U.S. decision to prioritize atomic research ⓘ |
| wasClassifiedAs | secret ⓘ |
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Subject: MAUD Report Description of subject: The MAUD Report was a secret 1941 British scientific assessment that concluded an atomic bomb was feasible and helped spur the U.S. Manhattan Project.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MAUD Committee reports