Artifacts from the Manhattan Project era

A commercial cast-iron candy cooker similar to those used during the Manhattan P
A commercial cast-iron candy cooker similar to those used during the Manhattan Project to melt explosives.
A commercial cast-iron candy cooker similar to those used during the Manhattan Project to melt explosives. For the 75th Anniversary of the Trinity Test, National Nuclear Administrator Lisa Gordon-Hagerty visited Los Alamos National Laboratory to see some of the historic sites of the Manhattan Project. During the visit, the Administrator was shown some of the artifacts from the Manhattan Project era For the 75th Anniversary of the Trinity Test, Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty, Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration and U.S. Undersecretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, visited Los Alamos National Laboratory to commemorate and recognize the historic event. During the visit, the Administrator visited several historic sites of the Manhattan Project, cut ribbons for three new Los Alamos facilities and virtually addressed the Laboratory workforce in an all-employee meeting. Below are some highlights from the day's events. See more historic documents and photos of the Trinity Test and Manhattan Project.
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