▁Fr isch ▁were ▁initially ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁its ▁deliber ations , ▁but ▁they ▁were ▁later ▁added ▁to ▁its ▁technical ▁sub comm ittee . ▁ ▁The ▁research ▁from ▁the ▁MA UD ▁committee ▁was ▁compiled ▁in ▁two ▁reports , ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁MA UD ▁reports ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁The ▁first ▁report , ▁" Use ▁of ▁U ran ium ▁for ▁a ▁Bomb ", ▁discussed ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁of ▁creating ▁a ▁super - b omb ▁from ▁u ran ium , ▁which ▁they ▁now ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁true . ▁The ▁second , ▁" Use ▁of ▁U ran ium ▁as ▁a ▁Source ▁of ▁Power " ▁discussed ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁using ▁u ran ium ▁as ▁a ▁source ▁of ▁power , ▁not ▁just ▁a ▁bomb . ▁The ▁MA UD ▁Committee ▁and ▁report ▁helped ▁bring ▁about ▁the ▁British ▁nuclear ▁program , ▁the ▁T ube ▁Al lo ys ▁Project . ▁Not ▁only ▁did ▁it ▁help ▁start ▁a ▁nuclear ▁project ▁in ▁Britain ▁but ▁it ▁helped ▁jump - start ▁the ▁American ▁project . ▁Without ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁MA UD ▁Committee ▁the ▁American ▁program , ▁the ▁Manh attan ▁Project , ▁would ▁have ▁started ▁months ▁behind . ▁Instead ▁they ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁begin ▁thinking ▁about ▁how ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁bomb , ▁not ▁whether ▁it ▁was ▁possible . ▁ ▁Histor ian ▁Margaret ▁G ow ing ▁noted ▁that ▁" events ▁that ▁change ▁a ▁time ▁scale ▁by ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁months ▁can ▁never theless ▁change ▁history ." ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁O li ph ant ▁was ▁sent ▁to