National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Joseph E. Burke was born on September 1, 1914 in Berkeley, California. He graduated from McMaster University in 1938, and then earned a Ph.
Dorothy McKibbin was responsible for welcoming new recruits to the Manhattan Project. Known by many as the “Gatekeeper to Los Alamos,” McKibbin ran the Santa Fe office at 109 East Palace for the Los Alamos National Laboratory during World War II.
