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Atomic Timeline | Atomic Heritage Foundation

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Skip to main content. 1895 to 1937: Early Nuclear Science. November 8, 1895. German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen discovers x-rays. French physicist Henri Becquerel discovers radioactivity. Marie and Pierre Curie discover polonium and radium. Ernest Rutherford articulates his model of the atom, at the center of which exists a nucleus containing the majority of the atom's mass and all of its positive charge. June 3, 1920. December 28, 1931. British physicist James Chadwick discovers the neutron. Ida No...

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Profiles | Atomic Heritage Foundation

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Skip to main content. One of the goals of this site and the Atomic Heritage Foundation is to help people find out more about the 600,000 men and women. Who worked on the Manhattan Project. If you would like us to add a profile or if you have more information about a Manhattan Project veteran, please contact us. We are currently in the process of adding thousands of profiles and photographs from the now-defunct MPHPA website. Los Alamos, NM. Los Alamos, NM. Manhattan Project Veterans Database. Soviet Atom...

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Frequently Asked Questions | Atomic Heritage Foundation

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Skip to main content. How can I receive updates about AHF events and projects? Please sign up for our newsletter. To receive up to date information about AHF projects and developments, or consult our annual reports for more information. My relative worked on the Manhattan Project. Do you know where? If your relative was in the military, check with the National Archives here. In Wilmington, DE, which houses the DuPont Corp. archives. Millions of records of Army and Air Force personnel held at the center.

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Jobs | Atomic Heritage Foundation

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Skip to main content. The Atomic Heritage Foundation (AHF), a nonprofit dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of the Manhattan Project and Atomic Age and. View Full Job Posting. Hear the stories of the Manhattan Project. Browse our collection of oral histories with workers, families, service members, and more about their experiences in the Manhattan Project. Tour the Sites of the Manhattan Project. Tour some of the key locations of the Manhattan Project with an audio guide.

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Manhattan Project National Historical Park - The Story

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Slated to open in 2016, the new Manhattan Project National Historical Park will feature sites, facilities, equipment, and artifacts associated with the Manhattan Project. On Nov. 12, 2015, the Department of the Interior and the Department of Energy will sign an official Memorandum of Agreement, a document that will establish roles and responsibilities for the new park. The Manhattan Project consisted of three main sites: Oak Ridge, Tennessee. And Los Alamos, New Mexico. While the government launched the ...

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Operation Crossroads | Atomic Heritage Foundation

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Skip to main content. Thomas O. Jones. Stafford L. Warren. Operation Crossroads was a series of nuclear weapons tests conducted by the United States at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands in 1946. The purpose of the operation, which included two shots,. Was to investigate the effect of nuclear weapons on naval warships. They were the first tests to be publicly announced beforehand and observed by an invited audience, which included a large press corps. The second test, codenamed BAKER, occurred at 8:35 ...

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Little Boy and Fat Man | Atomic Heritage Foundation

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Skip to main content. Little Boy and Fat Man. Little Boy and Fat Man. Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In this gun-type device, the critical mass is achieved when a uranium. Projectile which is sub-critical is fired through a gun barrel at a uranium target which is also sub-critical. The resulting uranium mass comprised of both projectile and target becomes critical and the chain reaction begins. Dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. It was the first nuclear weapon used in a war.

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History | Atomic Heritage Foundation

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Skip to main content. This section provides an overview of the history of the Manhattan Project, the key organizations involved, the science behind the bomb, and more. Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Race for the Bomb. Women and Minority Communities. World War II History. Before the Trinity test, Manhattan Project officials realized that a calibration explosion using ordinary high-explosives would be useful. The 509th Composite Group was organized as the weapon delivery arm of the Manhattan Project.

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LAHSAA News Page

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Voices of the Manhattan Project has been undertaken by the Atomic Heritage Foundation and the Los Alamos Historical Society to create a public archive of our oral history collections of Manhattan Project veterans and their families. For more information and to view the continuing results of this project you may select. National Museum of Nuclear Science and History (AKA: National Atomic Museum) is undertaking the collection of. 61 (Hotel/Hospitality Arrangements), Ken Hanks. 64, Don Marchi. 68 (Registrat...