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Voices of the Manhattan Project

Preview of the Manhattan Project Voices Website

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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History Article Roundup - November 2017

Here is a roundup of some of the most interesting arti cles published on Manhattan Project, World War II, and Cold War history and science news this month.

Remembering Pearl Harbor

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise attack against the U.S. Pacific Fleet anchored at Pearl Harbor. 2,403 American civilians and military personnel were killed and 1,178 wounded. Two battleships and 188 aircraft were destroyed, and many other ships and aircraft were badly damaged.

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Learn about some of the people who were a part of the Manhattan Project

Eulalia Quintana Newton

Group Leader, Los Alamos, NM

Eulalia “Eula” Quintana Newton (1923-2016) worked at the Los Alamos laboratory for more than 50 years, beginning during the Manhattan Project.

Edwin McMillan

Physicist, University of California, Berkeley

Edwin McMillan (1907-1991) was an American physicist and winner of the 1951 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Leslie R. Groves

Manhattan Project Director, Washington, DC

Lieutenant General Leslie Groves (1896-1970) was a United States Army Corps of Engineers officer and director of the Manhattan Project.

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