Frank Settle

Frank Settle is an analytical chemist and professor emeritus at Washington and Lee University. He is the author of the General George C. Marshall and the Atomic Bomb. In this interview, Settle discusses General Marshall’s life before, during, and after World War II. Settle also highlights Marshall’s leadership, his involvement with the Manhattan Project, and his lack of confidence in the atomic bomb. As a chemist, Settle also talks about the importance of chemistry in the Manhattan Project and his latest work on an atomic road map, part of the Alsos Digital Library for Nuclear Issues.