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Physicians of the Manhattan Project

Book review in American Scientist of James L. Nolan Jr.'s book Atomic Doctors: Conscience and Complicity at the Dawn of the Nuclear Age.

Final Report: Sources and documentation.

Supplement to Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments entitled Final Report: Sources and documentation.

Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments

PDF version of the 944 page Final Report of the Advisory Committee on Human Radiation Experiments. Read online or download.

Genealogy page for Philip Joseph Close

Ancestry.com public family tree entry for Philip J. (Joseph) Close.

Find A Grave Memorial for Philip J. Close

An Army Lawyer and the A-Bomb

An article about Lt. Philip J. Close in The Army Lawyer entitled An Army Lawyer and the A-Bomb.

Manhattan Project’s Success Brought Personal Anguish

1985 Los Angeles Times article about Lt. Philip C. (sic) Close entitled Manhattan Project’s Success Brought Personal Anguish : Horror of...

Building 9201-1 Under Construction

Aerial photo of Y-12 Building 9201-1 under construction. Work began on 18 Feb 1943. The building contained Alpha 1 Calutron Tracks 1 and...

Descriptions of Y-12 Air Effluent Monitoring Practices

"During the Manhattan Project (1943-1947), Y-12 conducted indoor air monitoring for purposes of assessing worker exposures to airborne...

Table 2. Early 1948 Chart of (Biology) Division Research

This chart is the only record I have yet found that refers to Dr. Riley, addressee in the Memorandum to Dr. Riley, dated 18 Feb 1947,...

Letter from F. N. Case to John Cruse, M.D., 5 Nov 1979

Oak Ridge, Tennessee November 5, 1979 Dr. John Cruse, M.D. Doctors Building Oak Ridge Turnpike Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37830 Dear Dr. Cruse:...

Mansfield, Ohio, News Journal article by F. N. Case, Sunday, 4 Apr 1948.

Science Today A Little Stargazing Will Teach You Lot About Atom By FOREST N. CASE One behavior of atoms was observed by the scientist...

Final draft Addendum to EEOICPA claim made by F. N. Case re Claudia F. Osborn.

Cover Letter: Mrs. Courtney Scarbrough Case Worker Energy Employees Compensation Resources Center Suite C-103, Jackson Plaza 800 Oak...

James S. Cole's Interview

This video is one in a series of oral interviews of Manhattan Project workers produced by the Atomic Heritage Foundation. James S. Cole,...

Army-Navy "E" Award

The Army-Navy "E" Award was an honor presented to companies during World War II whose production facilities achieved "Excellence in...

Manhattan Project Certificate of Appreciation

An example of the Certificate of Appreciation awarded to the many thousands of Manhattan Project workers at the close of the Second World...

Ray Smith on Ed Westcott

"Without Ed Westcott, the Secret City Would Have Stayed Secret" is a brief but informative article about James Edward Westcott by Oak...

Hiroshima Archive

"'Hiroshima Archive' is a pluralistic digital archive using the digital earth to display on it in a multilayered way all the materials...

Memorandum to Dr. Riley

Tuesday, February 18, 1947, was the last day of work for many CEW/TEC workers at Y-12. The following day my father sent the original...

360 degree panoramas of Hiroshima made after the Atomic Bombing.

View a collection of five 360 degree panoramas of Hiroshima after the Atomic Bomb at 360cities.net. Two of the panoramas are by Japanese...