Category: Tuesday Night Presentations "The Manhattan Project"

"The Manhattan Project"


September 11, 2016

Sunday, September 11 Greece Museum, 2:00 p.m. "The Manhattan Project - Making the First Atomic Bombs" by Wally Rust. After introducing the atoms involved and the scientists, he will cover heavy water production in Norway; plutonium production in Hanford WA; the test explosions in Los Alamos NM; details of four ways to enrich uranium; the three kinds of U-235-producing Calutrons at Oak Ridge TN; and life at Oak Ridge. He will also give design details of Little Boy - the Hiroshima bomb, and Fat Man - the Nagasaki bomb, and the damage they caused. His talk will be illustrated with many unclassified photos, maps, and detailed drawings.

Greece Historical Society and Museum
595 Long Pond Rd.
Greece, NY 14612
USA
(585) 225-7221

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