Groves takes the reins

Journal Article · Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 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), Vol. 48:10; ISSN 0096-5243
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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