National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Joan Elizabeth Curran (1916-1999) was a Welsh physicist. Curran was born in Swansea, Wales. During World War II, she worked on Operation Windows, where she invented the “chaff,” a technique which could disrupt enemy radar.
Colonel Arthur “Pete” V. Peterson was the Army’s area engineer at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.
Merle E. Elliott served in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron.
