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Ellen Bradbury Reid

ChildLos Alamos, NM

Family Member of Manhattan Project Veteran
Ellen Bradbury Reid Listen to Ellen Bradbury Reid’s Oral History on Voices of the Manhattan Project

Ellen Bradbury Reid moved to Los Alamos in the summer of 1944 when her father was hired by Norris Bradbury to work in the high explosives division. Reid recalls what it was like growing up as a child at Los Alamos and shares stories about her adventures into the Los Alamos hillside with her younger brother. She also shares memories of attending school in Los Alamos and discusses the diversity of the student body. Reid also recalls some of her encounters with famous scientists working on the atomic bomb, including J. Robert Oppenheimer and Edward Teller.

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