John Manley’s Interview (1965) – Part 2
Dr. John Manley was one of Oppenheimer’s principal assistants at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. Manley helped Oppenheimer manage Los Alamos’ laboratories and worked alongside a number of well-known scientists, including I.I. Rabi, Robert Serber, and Edward Teller. Manley surveyed the landscape around the Trinity Test site before the test and witnessed the explosion from inside a wooden bunker. In Part 2 of his interview, he recalls the Trinity detonation, as well as working with men like Leo Szilard and General Groves.