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Oak Ridge, TN
Historical Information
| "My Nuclear Childhood" by Jay Searcy - A wonderful first-hand account of growing up in Oak Ridge during World War II; Reprinted from an article appearing in the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1992. |
Oak Ridge Telephone Directory - 1945 - 48 pages
& 5,000 names including loads of information about the infrastructure at
Oak Ridge.. |
Photos
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Oak Ridge - K25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant - 1944 |
History
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Oak Ridge Site Selection |
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The X-10 Graphite Reactor |
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The Y-12 Plant |
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The K-25 Plant |
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The S-50 Plant |
Related Books
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City Behind a Fence: Oak Ridge, TN 1942 - 1946 - by: Charles W. Johnson |
Related Documents
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This document is an internal memorandum to "All Military and Civilian Personnel - Manhattan District" congratulating them on their success and meritorious service. It is also a "Warning" that the enemy has not surrendered and all must continue to persevere. This memo is dated August 6, 1945 and is signed by Col. K. D. Nichols, District Engineer, Manhattan Engineer District. |
Related Articles
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Front page of the Santa Fe New Mexican dated August 6, 1945. Headline reads "Los Alamos Secret Disclosed by Truman". Unfortunately the small print is unreadable in this format, but the headlines and sub-headings give adequate testimony to that era. Two of the sub-headings on this page are: "Now They Can Be Told Aloud, Those Stories of 'the Hill' " and "Tomato Juice Off Rationing". |
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"Terribly More Terrible"; This article appeared in Life Magazine in August of 1945 and is based on an interview with J. Robert Oppenheimer; the last part of this interview is missing and we apologize, however, this portion is very interesting; |
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14 MORE ARTICLES!!! |
Other Information
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Close to 100 scientists and administrators played a MAJOR role in the Manhattan Project, many at Oak Ridge, including 20 Nobel laureates. See their photos and biographies here! |
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