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The Manhattan Project | Secret Cities | 2
American History Tellers
Arrival of Neil's Boar and Concerns about Nuclear Arms Race
This chapter discusses Nobel Prize winning physicist Neil's Boar's arrival at Los Alamos during World War II, his warning about Germany's exploration of the atomic bomb, and his advocacy for openness and sharing of atomic energy. It also explores Oppenheimer's decision not to advocate for Boar due to political considerations, and the tracking of Boar's activities by intelligence officials. Meanwhile, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, factory workers operate consoles measuring the activity of a mysterious machine behind a wall, working together to free a pinned maintenance worker. The workers resume their tasks, not fully understanding their purpose, but finding it interesting.
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