National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Dwight Young (1892-1975) was a professional photographer working at a box factory when he heard about an opening at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory.
Peggy Bowditch was a young girl when she and her family moved to Los Alamos in 1943. Her father, Rear Admiral William Sterling “Deak” Parsons, was chosen by General Groves to become head of ordnance for the Manhattan Project.
