Project Alberta

Edward B. Doll earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. Doll worked on Project Alberta in March of 1945. He was the Fusing Team Leader. Project Alberta was part of the Manhattan Project that was created to help plan and carry out the necessary steps for making the atomic bombs functional. This group transported the first atomic […]

Sheldon Holland Dike was born on October 23, 1916 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He attended the University of New Mexico. He was also a member of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers.During the Manhattan Project, he primarily worked as an Aeronautical Engineer at Los Alamos. He was interested in radio and electronics. Dike was an […]

Robert W. Dawson served in both the Special Engineering Detachment and Project Alberta.

Arthur W. Collins served in the Special Engineer Detachment and Project Alberta.

Edward G. Carlson served in Project Alberta. He was also stationed at Los Alamos.

Vincent Caleca served in Project Alberta.

Milo Bolstead worked as a part of Project Alberta. 

David Leonard Anderson (1919-1996) was an American physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos and in the Pacific. Born in Portland, Oregon, Anderson graduated with his bachelor’s degree from Harvard in 1941. During World War II, Anderson helped teach electronics to servicemen. As a civilian scientist and later as a Naval officer, […]

Raymond L. Brin was a Technical Sargeant in the Army’s Special Engineer Detachment. He worked at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, and traveled to Tinian Island as a member of Project Alberta. 

John Tucker was a member of Project Alberta, dedicated to the ensuring that an atomic bomb device could be dropped by an aircraft. This assignment led Tucker to Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, Wendover, Utah, and Tinian Island in the Pacific. He was recruited into Project Alberta by its leader, Lt. Cdr. Norris Bradbury. While […]