National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
George Kistiakowsky (1900-1982) was a Ukrainian-American physical chemist. He joined the Manhattan Project in late January 1944, leaving his role as chief of the National Defense Research Committee’s Explosives Division.
Burford worked at the 300 Area at Hanford during the Manhattan Project.
John A. Simpson Jr. (1916-2000) was a distinguished American nuclear physicist and astrophysicist. Simpson was born on November 3, 1916 in Portland, Oregon.
Gillen T. Nicely served as a sergeant in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron. He was the tail gunner on the Straight Flush during the Hiroshima mission.
