National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Sam Weissman (1912-2007) was an American chemist. Weissman was born in South Bend, Indiana. He received a B.
Katharine “Kay” Way (1903-1995) was an American physicist and one of the Manhattan Project’s leading female scientists.
In 1942, James E. Fix, was a 16-year-old freshman at Texas A&M University. Fix was drafted into the Army, and, after basic training, twenty men in his unit were chosen for the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP).
