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Herbert M. Parker

Research & Development/300 Area

Herbert M. Parker (1910-1984) was a British-American medical physicist. He worked at Chicago, Oak Ridge, and Hanford during the Manhattan Project, and is perhaps best known for inventing the rep (a precursor of the rad) and helping develop the rem to measure radiation dosage.

Robert A. Lewis

Hiroshima Mission

Robert A. Lewis served as a captain in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron of the 509th Composite Group. He trained in Wendover, Utah before leaving for Tinian Island.

Howard Gest

X-10 Graphite Reactor

Howard Gest worked for Clinton Laboratories at the X-10 Reactor. Gest was one of the scientists who signed Leo Szilard’s petition against the use of the atomic bomb.

G. P. Happ

Y-12 Plant

G. P. Happ worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.