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British nuclear weapons research group, 1940–1941
The MAUD Committee was a British scientific working group formed during the Second World War. It was established to perform the research required to determine
MAUD_Committee
British nuclear weapons research during WW2
power of thousands of tons of TNT. This led to the formation of the MAUD Committee, which called for an all-out effort to develop nuclear weapons. Wallace
Tube_Alloys
Group that helped initiate the Manhattan Project
Committee. The feasibility of nuclear weapons was demonstrated by the British MAUD Committee, and its results were shared with the Advisory Committee
S-1_Executive_Committee
British civil servant and diplomat (1906–1982)
John Primatt Redcliffe Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud, GCB, CBE (3 February 1906 – 20 November 1982) was a British civil servant and diplomat. He
John Redcliffe-Maud, Baron Redcliffe-Maud
John_Redcliffe-Maud,_Baron_Redcliffe-Maud
Australian physicist (1901–2000)
that made microwave radar possible. Oliphant also formed part of the MAUD Committee, which reported in July 1941, that an atomic bomb was not only feasible
Mark_Oliphant
1943 US–UK nuclear weapons agreement
Oliphant took the Frisch–Peierls memorandum to Tizard. As a result, the MAUD Committee was established to investigate further. It directed an intensive research
Quebec_Agreement
First technical exposition of a practical nuclear weapon
It helped send both Britain and America down a path which led to the MAUD Committee, the Tube Alloys project, the Manhattan Project, and ultimately the
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Topics referred to by the same term
In Antarctica: Queen Maud Land (Norwegian: Dronning Maud Land), an area of 2.5 million square kilometers (1 million sq. mi.) claimed by Norway in 1938
Maud
German-born British physicist (1907–1995)
findings made their way to the United States through the report of the MAUD Committee, an important trigger in the establishment of the Manhattan Project
Rudolf_Peierls
Queen of Norway from 1905 to 1938
Maud of Wales (Maud Charlotte Mary Victoria; 26 November 1869 – 20 November 1938) was Queen of Norway from 18 November 1905 until her death in 1938 as
Maud_of_Wales
Granddaughter of King Edward VII (1893-1945)
Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk (born Lady Maud Alexandra Victoria Georgina Bertha Duff; 3 April 1893 – 14 December 1945) was a granddaughter of Edward
Princess Maud, Countess of Southesk
Princess_Maud,_Countess_of_Southesk
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
Frisch–Peierls memorandum initiated the British atomic bomb project and its MAUD Committee, which unanimously recommended pursuing the development of an atomic
Manhattan_Project
Allied physics laboratory during World War II
the University of Cambridge, where they worked on reactor design. The MAUD Committee was uncertain whether this was relevant to the main task of Tube Alloys
Montreal_Laboratory
Old method of enriching uranium
and Nicholas Kurti at the Clarendon Laboratory in 1940, tasked by the MAUD Committee with finding a method for separating uranium-235 from uranium-238 in
Gaseous_diffusion
British physicist (1897–1967)
calculated that an atomic bomb could be technically feasible, and of the MAUD Committee which succeeded it. In 1940, as part of the Tizard Mission, he shared
John_Cockcroft
French politician (born 1991)
Maud Bregeon (born 11 February 1991) is a French politician of Renaissance, who has served as the spokeswoman of the Government in the Barnier government
Maud_Bregeon
American physicist and engineer (1874–1963)
Ralph H. Fowler. In March 1941 a British committee of Nobel Prize–winning scientists, called the MAUD Committee, concluded that an atomic bomb was "not
Lyman_James_Briggs
of Staff Committee approve Tube Alloys. October 3: Official copy of MAUD Report (written by Chadwick) reaches Bush. October 9: Bush takes MAUD Report to
Timeline of the Manhattan Project
Timeline_of_the_Manhattan_Project
Secret laboratory established by the Manhattan Project
uranium research. CSSAW set up the MAUD Committee to investigate. In its final report in July 1941, the MAUD Committee concluded that an atomic bomb was
Project_Y
Danish chemist and physicist (1904–1980)
memorandum, which kick-started the development of nuclear energy through the MAUD Committee and the Manhattan Project. Møller was the director of the European Organization
Christian_Møller
American science official (1890–1974)
briefed Roosevelt on Tube Alloys, the British atomic bomb project and its Maud Committee, which had concluded that an atomic bomb was feasible, and on the German
Vannevar_Bush
Mass spectrometer
was small enough to be carried by a bomber of the day. The British Maud Committee then unanimously recommended pursuing the development of an atomic bomb
Calutron
Reaction that splits an atomic nucleus
radioactive 'super-bomb.' ". On 10 April 1940, the first meeting of the MAUD Committee was held. In December 1940, Franz Simon at Oxford wrote his Estimate
Nuclear_fission
British intelligence officer and Soviet spy (1913–1995)
who sat on numerous scientific committees including the MAUD Committee and later the Tube Alloys Consultative Committee. While this did not include technical
John_Cairncross
British physicist (1891–1974)
for his discovery of the neutron. In 1941, he wrote the final draft of the MAUD Report, which inspired the U.S. government to begin serious atomic bomb research
James_Chadwick
English-born Irish revolutionary and suffragette (1866–1953)
Maud Gonne MacBride (Irish: Maud Nic Ghoinn Bean Mhic Giolla Bhríghde; born Edith Maud Gonne; 21 December 1866 – 27 April 1953) was an Irish republican
Maud_Gonne
Swiss sailor
Yves Mermod and Maja Siegenthaler. "Sailing: JAYET Maud". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from
Maud_Jayet
American physicist (1901–1958)
Americans to task for not following up the recommendations of the British MAUD Committee, which advocated a program to develop an atomic bomb. Lawrence had already
Ernest_Lawrence
accelerated, after the favorable conclusions of a report from the British MAUD Committee reached the United States. This would lead, in 1942, to the creation
Political views of Albert Einstein
Political_views_of_Albert_Einstein
UK Ministry of Defence facility
airfield. However, the starting point of the overall programme was the MAUD Committee in the early 1940s, just two years after Meitner, Hahn and Strassmann
AWE Nuclear Security Technologies
AWE_Nuclear_Security_Technologies
British physicist (1897–1974)
1940–41, he served on the MAUD Committee which concluded that an atomic bomb was feasible. He disagreed with the committee's conclusion that Britain could
Patrick_Blackett
was budgeted for conducting neutron experiments. 1940 – April – The MAUD Committee (Military Application of Uranium Detonation) is established by Henry
Timeline of nuclear weapons development
Timeline_of_nuclear_weapons_development
United States Government agency (1940–1947)
independent access to NDRC funding. Progress remained slow until the British MAUD Committee reported in mid-1941 that an atomic bomb was feasible. After the creation
National Defense Research Committee
National_Defense_Research_Committee
Seamount in the Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean. Its name was approved by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features in February 1964. "Maud Seamount". Geographic Names Information System
Maud_Seamount
British contribution to the WWII atomic bomb project
scientific exchange, the Maud Committee's findings were conveyed to the United States. Oliphant, one of the Maud Committee's members, flew to the United
British contribution to the Manhattan Project
British_contribution_to_the_Manhattan_Project
British delegation to the U.S. in 1940 during WWII
possibility when Franz Simon reported in December 1940 to the British MAUD Committee that it was feasible to separate the isotope uranium-235. Following
Tizard_Mission
Volatile anaesthesia medication
fission with thermal neutrons), whereas the latter is not. Members of the MAUD Committee (especially Francis Simon and Nicholas Kurti) proposed the use of gaseous
Methoxyflurane
Swedish swimmer
competed in the individual 100 m event, but failed to reach the final. Maud Berglund. sports-reference.com Maud Berglund. Swedish Olympic Committee v t e
Maud_Berglund
British mathematical physicist (1889–1944)
Wisconsin–Madison. For this liaison work, he was knighted in 1942 (see MAUD Committee). He returned to Britain later in the war and worked for the Ordnance
Ralph_Fowler
Increased fluid pressure and flow from an explosion
fuel-containing objects. In response to an inquiry from the British MAUD Committee, G. I. Taylor estimated the amount of energy that would be released
Blast_wave
British physicist (1892–1975)
military applications. In particular, he was the chairman of the crucial MAUD Committee in 1940–1941 that concluded that an atomic bomb was feasible. In later
George_Paget_Thomson
World War II science funding agency of the United States government (1941–1947)
effort. Two developments in 1941 transformed the program. The British MAUD Committee reported in July that an effective uranium weapon could be constructed
Office of Scientific Research and Development
Office_of_Scientific_Research_and_Development
Russian-Polish-French physicist
continued their research at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge for the MAUD Committee, part of the wartime Tube Alloys project. Just before the invasions
Lew_Kowarski
Range of early Soviet nuclear warheads
and Germany. The Soviet intelligence agency obtained a report by the Maud Committee of Great Britain that analyzed the possibility of a nuclear weapons
RDS-2_Linage
University of Cambridge Physics Department
1980s. In World War II the laboratory carried out research for the MAUD Committee, part of the British Tube Alloys project of research into the atomic
Cavendish_Laboratory
Ship built for Roald Amundsen for his second expedition to the Arctic
Maud, named for Queen Maud of Norway, was a ship built for Roald Amundsen for his second expedition to the Arctic. Designed for his intended voyage through
Maud_(ship)
German-British chemist
Nicholas Kurti and Heinrich Gerhard Kuhn, he was commissioned by the MAUD Committee to investigate the feasibility of separating uranium-235 by gaseous
Francis_Simon
French writer and editor
Maud Simonnot (born 1979) is a French writer and editor. She was born in Semur-en-Auxois in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. She holds a BA in Art History and
Maud_Simonnot
Type of aircraft radar
engine and the initial concepts of the nuclear bomb detailed by the MAUD Committee. For various reasons, the mission team first travelled to Canada where
ASV_Mark_II_radar
Device for controlled nuclear reactions
than had previously been thought. The memorandum was a product of the MAUD Committee, which was working on the UK atomic bomb project, known as Tube Alloys
Nuclear_reactor
energy of thousands of tons of dynamite. April: MAUD Committee is set up to investigate. July: MAUD Committee issues its report. Endorses conclusion that
Timeline of strategic nuclear weapon systems of the United Kingdom
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Swedish equestrian
25 November 2013. Maud von Rosen at Olympics.com Maud von Rosen at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish) Maud von Rosen at Olympedia v t e v t e
Maud_von_Rosen
British chemist (1883–1950)
its formal chemical name. During World War II, he was a member of the MAUD Committee which oversaw research on the British atomic bomb project. Haworth is
Norman_Haworth
Oceanic plateau in the Southern Ocean
Southern Ocean. Its name was approved by the Advisory Committee for Undersea Features in June 1987. Maud Rise formed part of the south-eastern African large
Maud_Rise
American labor activist, social worker and suffragist (1862–1946)
Maud Nathan (October 20, 1862 – December 15, 1946) was an American social worker, labor activist and women's suffragist. She was born on October 20, 1862
Maud_Nathan
previously been supposed, making it a practical proposition. April 10 – MAUD Committee first convened in Britain to consider the feasibility of an atomic bomb
1940_in_science
Weserübung, the German invasion of neutral Denmark and Norway. 10 April – MAUD Committee first convened to consider the feasibility of an atomic bomb. 12–13
1940_in_the_United_Kingdom
Role and use of available technology in World War II
Their March 1940 Frisch–Peierls memorandum prompted the creation of the MAUD Committee to investigate. A directorate known as Tube Alloys was established in
Technology during World War II
Technology_during_World_War_II
in China. From 1946 the organization was headed by Maud Russell as executive director. The committee was mainly based in California and the west coast
Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy
Committee_for_a_Democratic_Far_Eastern_Policy
American-British physicist and engineer (1912–1972)
from the more abundant uranium-239. This was under the auspices of the MAUD Committee. The calculations were followed by the plant's construction. A patent
Henry_Shull_Arms
Canadian-born British scientist (1905–1988)
War II, between 1940 and 1941 they participated in the Government's MAUD Committee which concluded it was feasible to build an atomic bomb. Both then moved
Michael_Perrin
British nuclear physicist
Birmingham; Moon in 1938. During World War II Moon was part of the MAUD Committee that confirmed the feasibility of an atomic bomb and then became part
Philip_Burton_Moon
Maud M. A. Ward was a British socialist activist. The daughter of an Anglican vicar, she studied at the National Training School of Cookery and became
Maud_Ward
French politician
Maud Petit is a French politician who has been serving as a member of the French National Assembly from 2017 to 2024, representing Val-de-Marne. Born in
Maud_Petit
American singer and songwriter (1958–2009)
Apollo Theater. The concert was a fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee and former President Bill Clinton. The money collected would be used to
Michael_Jackson
French politician
Maud Gatel (born 6 April 1979) is a French politician of the Democratic Movement (MoDem) who was the member of the National Assembly for the 11th constituency
Maud_Gatel
1968. It was so named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names for its location in Queen Maud Land. "Maud Subglacial Basin". Geographic Names Information
Maud_Subglacial_Basin
King of Norway from 1905 to 1957
the age of 23, Carl was engaged to his first cousin Princess Maud of Wales. Princess Maud was the youngest daughter of the Prince and Princess of Wales
Haakon_VII
British effort to develop hydrogen bombs between 1952 and 1958
would explode with the power of thousands of tons of dynamite. The MAUD Committee was established to investigate further. It reported that an atomic bomb
British hydrogen bomb programme
British_hydrogen_bomb_programme
Norwegian princess (1932–2026)
Princess Astrid, Mrs. Ferner (Astrid Maud Ingeborg; 12 February 1932 – 11 September 2026), was the second child and youngest daughter of King Olav V of
Princess_Astrid,_Mrs._Ferner
British surgeon
Maud Mary Chadburn CBE (9 March 1868 – 24 April 1957), was one of the earliest women in the United Kingdom to pursue a career as a surgeon. She also co-founded
Maud_Chadburn
UK atomic bomb development project
memorandum to Sir Henry Tizard, the chairman of the Tizard Committee, and the MAUD Committee was established to investigate further. It directed an intensive
High_Explosive_Research
Swedish gymnast
the team portable apparatus event at the 1956 Summer Olympics. Maude Karlén. Swedish Olympic Committee Maude Karlén. sports-reference.com v t e v t e
Maude_Karlén
English politician, socialist and activist
Maud Dightam (née Rose) (1875 - 24 December 1932) was an English politician, socialist and activist from Leeds. She and Gertrude Dennison were the first
Maud_Dightam
England international rugby union player
Philip Maud CMG, CBE (8 August 1870 – 28 February 1947) was an English officer of the British Army, who is most notable for setting the Maud Line, an
Philip_Maud
Shamsher Ali M. Vijayan M. Yousuff Hussaini M82 X-1 MAJORANA MARIACHI MAUD Committee MAX-lab MAX IV MCP-RHEED MELCOR MEMO Model MERLIN MERLIN reactor MHD
Index_of_physics_articles_(M)
world's first nuclear weapons project, which also involved Canada. The Maud Committee was set up following the work of Frisch and Rudolf Peierls who calculated
History_of_nuclear_weapons
Swedish sprinter
at the Wayback Machine. storagrabbar.se Maud Sundberg. Swedish Olympic Committee Sweden's Oldest Olympian, Maud Sundberg, Dies At 98. trackandfieldnews
Maud_Sundberg
King of Norway from 1991 to 2026
His godparents were his paternal grandparents, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud of Norway; his maternal grandparents Prince Carl and Princess Ingeborg of
Harald_V
lobbied for their release. He wrote to George Thomson, chairman of the MAUD Committee 'a spanner is thrown in the works if all these friendly aliens are excluded'
Philipp_Gross
English musician and songwriter (born 1942)
5487–5489. Spitz 2005, p. 556. Anon. "University of Sussex Honorary Degrees Committee List of Honorary Graduates". University of Sussex. Archived from the original
Paul_McCartney
Ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip
positioned nearby. One of the men was fatally wounded in the incident. Effting, Maud; Feenstra, Willem (13 September 2025). "What the Wounds Are Telling Us".
Gaza_genocide
2015 film by Sarah Gavron
the laundry to testify to a Parliamentary committee. Violet offers but is beaten by her abusive husband. Maud testifies in her stead. The women later learn
Suffragette_(film)
Suffragist and creator of Harvard's Schlesinger Library
Maud Wood Park (January 25, 1871 – May 8, 1955) was an American suffragist and women's rights activist. She was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1887
Maud_Wood_Park
Peak in Antarctica
the wolf's tooth, German: Matterhorn) is a sharp peak (2,931 m) in Queen Maud Land, Antarctica. It was first climbed in February 1994. The mountain was
Ulvetanna
Argentine footballer (born 1987)
2016, while the Argentine Football Association was being run by a FIFA committee due to an economic crisis, three of the national team's security staff
Lionel_Messi
of the series based on the children's novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Kiawentiio [citation needed] Alexander "Alex" Longshadow Banshee
List of fictional Native Americans
List_of_fictional_Native_Americans
2025 historical drama film
Russell Beale and Arty Froushan join the cast. Imelda Staunton, who portrays Maud, Lady Bagshaw in the previous film, stated in March 2024 that a third and
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
Downton_Abbey:_The_Grand_Finale
Maud Briggs Knowlton (March 17, 1870 – July 15, 1956) was an American watercolorist, still-life painter, art instructor, craftsperson, printmaker, and
Maud_Briggs_Knowlton
British royal recognitions
East. For services to the Economy in the North East of Scotland. Hilary Maud Crawford. Manager, New Lodge Riding Centre, Riding for the Disabled Association
2025_New_Year_Honours
Queen of the United Kingdom since 2022
In February 2023, she and Charles donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) which was helping victims of the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes.
Queen_Camilla
Ghanaian politician and university administrator
2024. "Herman Chinery-Hesse (1963 -2024)" (PDF). "FUNERAL PROGRAMME FOR MRS MAUD EKELEBAH". Pubhtml5. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 16 October 2024. "Wesley
Mary_Chinery-Hesse
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
States in late 1939. Progress was slow until the arrival of the British MAUD Committee report in late 1941, which indicated that only 5 to 10 kilograms of
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
American politician (1885–1965)
Maud L. Woodward (July 18, 1885 – March 4, 1965) was an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1925 to 1931 and
Maud_Woodward
Ice cream manufacturer from Northern Ireland
Mauds Ice Creams is an ice cream manufacturer from Northern Ireland, which at one point had stores across the island of Ireland and one in England. The
Mauds_Ice_Creams
English musician and actor (1947–2016)
Chenier The Isley Brothers Kraftwerk Kris Kristofferson Armando Manzanero Maud Powell 2015 Bee Gees Pierre Boulez Buddy Guy George Harrison Flaco Jiménez
David_Bowie
Talleyrand-Périgord, Duchess de Sagan on 7 July 1908 (née Anna Gould) Maud Cunard, Lady Cunard (née Maud Alice Burke) on 18 April 1895 Mary Curzon, Marchioness Curzon
List_of_American_heiresses
Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022
the British Cabinet, Churchill, and the chairman of the backbench 1922 Committee, resulting in Elizabeth appointing their recommended candidate: Harold
Elizabeth_II
British aristocrat (1901–1960)
daughter of Wilfrid Ashley, later 1st Baron Mount Temple, and Amalia Mary Maud Cassel (1880–1911). Her younger sister was Mary Ashley (Lady Delamere). Through
Lady_Mountbatten
American social worker (1877–1960)
Ida Maud Cannon (June 29, 1877 – July 7, 1960) was an American social worker, who was Chief of Social Service at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1914
Ida_Maud_Cannon
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