Harry Daghlian did not expect a simple breach of safety protocols to lead to his death. On the evening of August 21, 1945, Daghlian went alone to work on his...
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Let’s talk about the world’s first detonation of a nuclear weapon: Trinity. This test was conducted by the US Army at 5:30 a.m. on July 16, 1945 in Alamogordo, New Mexico. Once detonated, the tower where the atomic bomb sat was completely obliterated into dust. It was a success. The…
In 2007 at the East Tennessee Technology Park (formerly known as the K-25 plant) in Oak Ridge, TN, a former janitor betrayed his country. Roy Lynn Oakley was a janitor at the K-25 plant in 2006 and 2007. Oakley contacted the French Embassy to determine the country’s interest in purchasing…
Leslie groves as Major General Leslie Richard Groves grew up on military bases, as his father was an army chaplain. Naturally, he was drawn to the military, and joined the...
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Dorothy McKibbin visiting the entrance to the Santa Fe office Dorothy McKibbin was the Atomic Secretary during the Manhattan Project. She is the woman who kept the many Manhattan Project’s...
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Edward Westcott with his equipment in Oak Ridge, TN James Edward Wescott, nicknamed Ed, was an American photographer. He was the First AEC Government Photographer in Oak Ridge, TN. He...
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Operation Buster-Jangle, the first U.S. nuclear field test conducted with live troops only 6 miles from the blast at the Nevada Test Site. The Nevada Test Site has a dense...
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A Brief History Nicknamed the "Secret City," Oak Ridge, Tennessee has a very interesting and important history. Still home to the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Oak Ridge was built...
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