Nuclear Museum Logo
Nuclear Museum Logo

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

Ethel Schwartz arrived as a bride with her husband, Manuel Schwartz, at Los Alamos in 1944. She worked in the office until she became pregnant with her son, Joel Schwartz, who was born there after the bombs were dropped on August 6, 1945.

Related Profiles

A. E. Cameron

Y-12 Plant

A. E. Cameron worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.

Walter Simon

Hanford, WA

Walt Simon, a chemist, was Hanford’s first Operations Manager. Before joining the Manhattan Project, he was plant manager at Wabash River Ordnance Works, a DuPont plant near Terre Haute, Indiana.

Viola L. Warren

Oak Ridge, TN

Viola Lockhart “Vi” Warren (1896-1968) was a writer and historian who lived at Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project.

Max E. Rogers

Oak Ridge, TN

Max Rogers worked for the United States Engineer District Office.