Oral Histories
Manhattan Project Engineer Larry O'Rourke
2021-02-13T13:59:37-05:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMGNlXC8yMDIxMDIxMzE0MDI1MTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==In an interview conducted by the Atomic Heritage Foundation, Lawrence O’Rourke recalled his time as an engineer for the Manhattan Project. After being drafted into the Army Reserves in 1943, he was one of the first to help research and develop the gaseous diffusion process for the separation of uranium at Columbia University. Later he worked at the K-25 uranium enrichment plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The “Voices of the Manhattan Project” oral history collection was created by the Atomic Heritage Foundation and is managed by the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History.
In an interview conducted by the Atomic Heritage Foundation, Lawrence O’Rourke recalled his time as an engineer for the Manhattan Project. A…
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In an interview conducted by the Atomic Heritage Foundation, Lawrence O’Rourke recalled his time as an engineer for the Manhattan Project. After being drafted into the Army Reserves in 1943, he was one of the first to help research and develop the gaseous diffusion process for the separation of uranium at Columbia University. Later he worked at the K-25 uranium enrichment plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The “Voices of the Manhattan Project” oral history collection was created by the Atomic Heritage Foundation and is managed by the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History. close
In an interview conducted by the Atomic Heritage Foundation, Lawrence O’Rourke recalled his time as an engineer for the Manhattan Project. A… read more
In an interview conducted by the Atomic Heritage Foundation, Lawrence O’Rourke recalled his time as an engineer for the Manhattan Project. After being drafted into the Army Reserves in 1943, he was one of the first to help research and develop the gaseous diffusion process for the separation of uranium at Columbia University. Later he worked at the K-25 uranium enrichment plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The “Voices of the Manhattan Project” oral history collection was created by the Atomic Heritage Foundation and is managed by the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History. close
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