Leslie Groves

Tomorrow – August 6th – is an important anniversary for Americans. The question is, should we ‘celebrate’ actions that killed approximately 200,000 people, mostly civilians, in August 1945? It’s a complicated question.

Part of my fascination with the Manhattan Project is the science – in particular, the development of new science, the ability to adapt existing science where called for, and the merging of science with engineering, metallurgy, chemistry, and so mu