National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Joan Elizabeth Curran (1916-1999) was a Welsh physicist. Curran was born in Swansea, Wales. During World War II, she worked on Operation Windows, where she invented the “chaff,” a technique which could disrupt enemy radar.
Elbert Lowdermilk owned and operated the construction company that connected the Los Alamos laboratory to the rest of the country throughout World War II.
