National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Attended Colgate College.
Colonel Franklin Matthias (1908 – 1993) was the officer-in-charge at the Hanford site. Matthias, a civil engineer, had been a close associate of General Groves since the beginning of the Manhattan Project, and was asked to review sites in the West.
Robert worked in the 300 Area at Hanford during the Manhattan Project.
Max Abeyta was a staff worker at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.