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Atomic Heritage Foundation founder and president Cynthia Kelly recounted her efforts to preserve a site in Los Alamos, New Mexico, associated with the Manhattan Project’s July 1945 Trinity nuclear test. The…

Robert S. Norris talked about George Koval, an American citizen who spied for the Soviet Union for almost ten years and supplied them with information about the atomic bomb. James Schoke and Ben Bederson, veterans…

Margaret “Peggy” Bowditch talked about growing up in Los Alamos, New Mexico, next door to J. Robert Oppenheimer, director of the Los Alamos Laboratory, who became known as the “father of the atomic…

Robert Furman talked about his work on the Manhattan Project during World War II. He served as an assistant to project director General Leslie Groves. Mr Furman recalled going behind enemy lines…

Cindy Kelly, director of the Atomic Heritage Foundation, talked about the Voices of the Manhattan Project.

Val Fitch talked about his work on the Manhattan Project and his time in Los Alamos, New Mexico, during World War II. After working on the timing apparatus of the atomic bomb, he was sent…

Rosemary Lane and Isabelle Karle, veterans of the Manhattan Project, spoke about their different experiences with the project and the various opportunities it provided for them and other women in the 1940s. Ms.…

Senator Bingaman and Mr. Beckner gave the opening remarks for the Manhattan Symposium. The morning session of the symposium focused on how the project got started. Mr. Rhodes spoke about his…

Authors discussed the agreement of confidentiality that the scientists had to make with the military and the relationships that the scientists had with one another. Mr. Norris is the author of Racing…

Kai Bird, Editor of “Hiroshima’s Shadow” spoke about the upcoming biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, which he co-authored. Andrew Brown spoke about his biography of Sir James Chadwick, entitled The…

Panelists at this symposium at the Carnegie Institution spoke about lessons learned that could be applied to the 21st century, and they answered questions from the audience. The Manhattan Project…

Veterans of the Manhattan Project spoke firsthand about their experiences. They spoke about lessons learned that could be applied to the 21st century, and they answered questions from the…