24 Extraordinary Photos Of The Making Of The Atomic Bomb

Images of the incredible individuals behind the Manhattan Project and their lives at Los Alamos.

Leó Szilárd and Albert Einstein, 1939

Leó Szilárd and Albert Einstein, 1939

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Ernest Lawrence, Arthur Compton, Vannevar Bush, James Bryant Conant, Karl Compton and Alfred Loomis at UC Berkeley, March 1940

Ernest Lawrence, Arthur Compton, Vannevar Bush, James Bryant Conant, Karl Compton and Alfred Loomis at UC Berkeley, March 1940

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Housing at Los Alamos

Housing at Los Alamos

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Hans Bethe and Enrico Fermi Exploring

Hans Bethe and Enrico Fermi Exploring

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