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William E. Ogle

PhysicistLos Alamos, NM

Marshall Islands
Hydrogen BombManhattan Project VeteranPacific Nuclear TestsPostwar Nuclear ProgramScientist

William Ogle (1918-1984) was an American physicist.

Ogle was born in Los Angeles. He studied at the University of Nevada before going on to earn an M.S. and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois.

In 1944, Ogle went to work on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos. He stayed on after the war to work at the Los Alamos National Laboratory for more than 25 years, and worked on every nuclear test in Nevada and in the Marshall Islands during that time. During Operation Ivy, the first American hydrogen bomb test, Ogle served as scientific commander.

William Ogle died on May 16, 1984 in Palo Alto, California.

 
William E. Ogle’s Timeline
1918 Born in Los Angeles.

19441946 Worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos.

19461972 Worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

1984 May 16th Died in Palo Alto.

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