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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 - January-March 2019

Here is a roundup of interesting content published recently related to the Manhattan Project, World War II, and nuclear history:

AHF President Cindy Kelly with Nagasaki Mayor Tomihisa Taue

Report from Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Cindy Kelly, founder and president of the Atomic Heritage Foundation (AHF), traveled in Japan from February 7 to 22, 2019, visiting Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The purpose was to talk to Japanese government officials, museum directors, university professors, and hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) about the atomic bomb and its legacy.

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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.

J. Robert Oppenheimer

Los Alamos Lab Director, Los Alamos, NM

J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) was an American theoretical physicist. During the Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer was director of the Los Alamos Laboratory and responsible for the research and design of an atomic bomb. He is often known as the “father of the atomic bomb."

Chien-Shiung Wu

Physicist, Columbia University

Chien-Shiung Wu (1912-1997) was a Chinese American physicist.

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