Nuclear Museum Logo
Nuclear Museum Logo

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

James L. Gordon

Electrical Engineer Hanford, WA

Manhattan Project Veteran
The first large-scale nuclear reactor in history, the B-Reactor, in Hanford, Washington

James Gordon was an electrical engineer working as a civilian contractor for the DuPont Company at the Hanford, Washington site for the Manhattan Project.

Related Profiles

H. O. Arnold

K-25 Plant

H. O. Arnold worked for the Kellex Corporation at the K-25 Plant.

Anavie Brown

Hanford, WA

Walter L. Fischer

Los Alamos, NM

Milton C. Matthews

Los Alamos, NM

Milton Matthews worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.