National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Attended the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Louisville native John Tepe began working for the DuPont Company in 1939 after he received his bachelor’s degree and his master’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Louisville.
Dorothy McKibbin was responsible for welcoming new recruits to the Manhattan Project. Known by many as the “Gatekeeper to Los Alamos,” McKibbin ran the Santa Fe office at 109 East Palace for the Los Alamos National Laboratory during World War II.
