Groves takes the reins

Journal Article · Mon Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1992 · Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00963402.1992.11460138· OSTI ID:6944853

Goldberg, S

A study of General Leslie R. Groves and his management style, largely concentrating on the time period beginning with his appointment on September 17, 1942 as head of the Army Corps of Engineers, Manhattan Engineer District and ending when the first bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. This is one of a series of articles in this magazine commemorating the 50th anniversary of the first controlled chain reaction.

• OSTI ID: 6944853
• Journal Information: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; (United States), Journal Name: Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; (United States) Vol. 48:10; ISSN BASIAP; ISSN 0096-5243
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450000* -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense
CHAIN REACTIONS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ENERGY
FISSION
GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS
HISTORICAL ASPECTS
INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS
MANHATTAN PROJECT
NORTH AMERICA
NUCLEAR ENERGY
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
OAK RIDGE
REACTORS
TENNESSEE
URBAN AREAS
USA
WEAPONS