National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
William J. Nicholson was born on March 2, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois. Growing up, he was interested in engineering, aviation, and aeronautics.
Smith worked at the 200 West Area at Hanford during the Manhattan Project.
Jay Wechsler enlisted in the Army in 1943 and spent several months at Oak Ridge working as an Army construction engineer, In the winter of 1943, he was suddenly transferred to Los Alamos, where he began working directly with Otto Frisch.
