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Members of the Manhattan Project receive the Army-Navy "E" Award for excellence in production. The event took place at Fuller Lodge in Los Alamos after World War II. |
The Manhattan Project
It has been called the most signficant scientific undertaking in the history of mankind. In 1943, some of the world's greatest minds gathered on a remote desert mesa to unlock the mystery of the basic building blocks of the universe -- the atom -- and to beat the Nazis in the development of an atomic bomb. It is an undertaking that changed the world forever, impacting scientific, social, military, world, regional, and local history.
Suitcase Outreach Program
In an effort to share this history, the Los Alamos Historical Society has created a "suitcase" outreach program for teachers. The suitcases, with artifacts, photographs, and other information about various eras in Los Alamos history, travel from school to school in Los Alamos and the surrounding area. This page brings that program to the World Wide Web, allowing access for teachers anywhere (and others who are interested in this history). The easiest place to begin is with the scripts button on the top, left side of this page. The script walks the instructor through the history and includes links to artifacts, documents, photos. Those artifacts, documents, and photos may also be accessed seperately through the buttons or the "Related Topics" buttons, also on the left.
Contact Us
Our purpose for this site is to help teachers and others who want to learn about the history of the Manhattan Project and Los Alamos. If you have any questions, would like additional information, or are a northern New Mexico teacher and would like the outreach suitcase to visit your classroom, please contact us by e-mail at historicalsociety@losalamoshistory.org or by telephone 505-662-6272.
This site is new. If you find any missing links or other problems, please contact heather@losalamoshistory.org. We appreciate your input.
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