Oral histories, creative songs, and other information on the history of Los Alamos and the Manhattan Project Oral histories, creative songs, and other information on the history of Los Alamos and the Manhattan Project. Transcripts of complete oral histories are available through the Los Alamos Historical Archives. Los Alamos Historical Society and Museum en-us http://www.losalamoshistory.org/sound.xml Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:07:16 -0400 Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 heather@losalamoshistory.org (Heather McClenahan) Education 1440 WebMaster heather@losalamoshistory.org no Los Alamos Historical Society Helen Garcia talks about her job and family Helen Garcia talks about her job with the Manhattan Project and how it changed her family http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/garcia.mp3 11 Jul 2008 00:08:00 GMT 4:41 Manhattan Project, atomic bomb, history Los Alamos Historical Society Arno Roensch tells about his unusual job Glass blower Arno Roensch tells about his work on the Manhattan Project http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/arno.mp3 18 Jun 2008 00:08:00 GMT 6:05 Manhattan Project, atomic bomb, history Los Alamos Historical Society Mrs. Bradbury on life during the Manhattan Project Lois Bradbury tells of everyday life during the Manhattan Project http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/lbradbury.mp3 29 May 2008 00:08:00 GMT 4:26 los alamos, Manhattan Project, atomic bomb, secret city Los Alamos Historical Society Listening in on the telephone in a secret city WAC Eleanor "Jerry" Roensch tells about being a telephone operator during the Manhattan Project http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/jroensch.mp3 15 May 2008 00:08:00 GMT 5:41 los alamos, WAC, Manhattan Project, atomic bomb, secret city Los Alamos Historical Society Stories from the first district attorney in Los Alamos Attorney Abner Schreiber tells about his multiple roles when Los Alamos began http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/attorney.mp3 18 Apr 2008 00:08:00 GMT 5:04 los alamos, early history, secret city Los Alamos Historical Society Stories from a security guard AEC Guard Gerald Pozin tells stories about guarding Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory in the 1950s http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/aecguard.mp3 1 Apr 2008 00:08:00 GMT 6:21 los alamos, spies, security, atomic Los Alamos Historical Society Getting all those baby boomers out of the house! Marjorie Bell Chambers tells how the Little Forest Playschool began in Los Alamos in the 1950s http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/mbc.mp3 19 Mar 2008 00:08:00 GMT 4:15 los alamos, community history, Marjorie Bell Chambers Los Alamos Historical Society Peggy Pond Church recalls her childhood Peggy Pond Church describes growing up on the Pajarito Plateau in the early 1900s http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/pchurch.mp3 3 Mar 2008 00:08:00 GMT 6:28 los alamos, ranch school, history, Peggy Pond Church Los Alamos Historical Society A Cynical Little Song Physicists sing about their problems in post-war Los Alamos http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/1947.mp3 14 Feb 2008 00:08:00 GMT 4:12 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, physics Los Alamos Historical Society From the 1985 J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Lecture Physicist John Wheeler on the Legacy of Neils Bohr http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/bohr2.mp3 30 Jan 2008 00:08:00 GMT 6:51 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, physics, Neils Bohr Los Alamos Historical Society From the 1985 J. Robert Oppenheimer Memorial Committee Lecture Physicist John Wheeler on the Legacy of Neils Bohr http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/bohr1.mp3 16 Jan 2008 00:08:00 GMT 5:56 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, physics, Neils Bohr Los Alamos Historical Society How living in a closed town was unique Selections from an oral history with Jane Robeson http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/growingup.mp3 4 Jan 2008 00:08:00 GMT 4:01 los alamos, history, secret city, growing up Los Alamos Historical Society Christmas Performance Selections from an old, slightly fuzzy recording of the Los Alamos Choral Society's 1947 Christmas program http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/xmas.mp3 12 Dec 2007 00:08:00 GMT 8:15 los alamos, history, Christmas, choral society Los Alamos Historical Society A friend remembers Long-time friend Harris Mayer recalls the famous Los Alamos couple, Fred and Sylvia Reines http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/reines.mp3 28 Nov 2007 00:08:00 GMT 7:02 los alamos, history, Nobel Prize, physics Los Alamos Historical Society John Manley talks about US and Soviet relations Nuclear pioneer John Manley discusses US and Soviet relations in 1983 speech http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/manley.mp3 14 Nov 2007 00:08:00 GMT 5:22 los alamos, history, nuclear weapons Los Alamos Historical Society How Metzgers Came to Los Alamos An early manager at Metzgers tells about the beginnings of the business in Los Alamos http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/biz.mp3 02 Nov 2007 00:08:00 GMT 6:23 los alamos, history, business Los Alamos Historical Society The changeover from AEC ownership to self-rule Former County Manager Paul Noland explains the issues facing Los Alamos as the AEC gave up ownership of the town http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/noland.mp3 17 Oct 2007 00:08:00 GMT 6:15 los alamos, county, history, Manhattan Project, Atomic Energy Commission Los Alamos Historical Society A view from the lower echelons of the Manhattan Project Dr. MacAllister Hull tells how some of the technicians viewed dropping the atomic bombs on Japan http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/bombdrop.mp3 02 Oct 2007 00:08:00 GMT 5:03 los alamos, history, atomic bomb, Manhattan Project Los Alamos Historical Society Round and Round and Round Go the Neutrons Los Alamos Physicists sing creative songs in 1947 http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/millicurrie.mp3 12 Sep 2007 00:08:00 GMT 6:07 los alamos, history, physics, cyclotron, Manhattan Project, Los Alamos Historical Society Teaching restless soldiers after the war Norris Bradbury tells about the unique learning environment of Los Alamos University http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/LAU.mp3 29 Aug 2007 00:08:00 GMT 6:10 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, Los Alamos Historical Society Manhattan Project worker views history from Manzano Peak Keaton Keller tells how he got to see the world's first atomic bomb explosion http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/Keller.mp3 09 Aug 2007 00:06:00 GMT 5:38 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, Trinity Test, plutonium Los Alamos Historical Society Falling asleep on the job and shooting coyotes Former MP William Masterson remembers guard duty on the perimeter of Los Alamos http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/guard.mp3 27 Jul 2007 00:06:00 GMT 6:06 los alamos, history, guard, MP, secret city Los Alamos Historical Society Anecdotes from Life on the Hill Donald Hirsch, who worked in the plutonium recover lab, shares precarious and hilarious anecdotes http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/hirsch.mp3 13 Jul 2007 00:06:00 GMT 5:22 los alamos, history, plutonium, laboratory, WAC Los Alamos Historical Society Margaret Floyd tells about teaching 1st grade in post-war Los Alamos Funny stories from a teacher to came to Los Alamos after the Manhattan Project and found an odd mix of students http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/floyd.mp3 21 Jun 2007 00:06:00 GMT 5:18 los alamos, history, schools, women Los Alamos Historical Society Ilse Perlman's work on nuclear fission Physicist Ilse Perlman talks about her work on the Manhattan Project and her struggle, as a former German citizen, to get clearance http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/perlman.mp3 7 Jun 2007 00:06:00 GMT 5:23 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, women, physics Los Alamos Historical Society How one SED made his way to Los Alamos SED Bill Menker talks about how he got to Los Alamos and soon figured out what was going on http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/recruit.mp3 23 May 2007 00:06:00 GMT 4:37 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, Special Engineer District Los Alamos Historical Society Los Alamos Ranch School Sons Ray and Severo talk about their father's ways of teaching and showing respect http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/gonzales.mp3 25 Apr 2007 00:06:00 GMT 5:01 los alamos, history, Ranch School Los Alamos Historical Society Physicist explains relativity Physicist Edward Teller teaches relativity to a third grade class http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/Teller.mp3 11 Apr 2007 00:06:00 GMT 4:11 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, Teller, relativity Los Alamos Historical Society John Mench, Manhattan Project Veteran, tells "stoories" Manhattan Project veteran tells how inhabitants of the Secret City kept themselves entertained http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/Mench.mp3 21 Mar 2007 00:06:00 GMT 3:46 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, entertainment, Oppenhemier Los Alamos Historical Society E.J. Ward, tour guide A tour guide tells of trips to Frijoles Canyon in the early 1900s http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/Ward.mp3 05 Mar 2007 00:03:00 GMT 4:01 los alamos, history, Bandelier National Monument, Frijoles Canyon Los Alamos Historical Society Dorothy McKibbin, Los Alamos Gatekeeper The Gatekeeper to Los Alamos tells how she kept a spy out of the Secret City http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/spy.mp3 22 Feb 2007 00:03:00 GMT 2:38 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, spy, Dorothy McKibbin Los Alamos Historical Society What they did on the job Manhattan Project photographer Mike Michnovicz tells about his role http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/photo2.mp3 30 Jan 2007 00:03:00 GMT 3:53 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, Slotin, photographer Los Alamos Historical Society How Oppie got his coffee when the water pipes froze Manhattan Project photographer Stanley Zembaty on the "coffee incident" http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/photo1.mp3 18 Jan 2007 00:03:00 GMT 5:23 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer, photographer Los Alamos Historical Society Scientist Norman Ramsey on the early history of the Manhattan Project Norman Ramsey talks about housing, old buildings, and how he got involved in the Manhattan Project http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/Spruce.mp3 19 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT 6:28 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, plutonium Los Alamos Historical Society Scientist speaks on the Manhattan Project Plutonium metallurgy group leader talks about the Manhattan Project http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/csmith.mp3 5 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT 6:22 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, plutonium Los Alamos Historical Society Music, parties, and plays Women of the Manhattan Project reminsce about their social activities http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/MPsocial.mp3 21 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT 5:25 los alamos, history, Manhattan Project, social life Los Alamos Historical Society Trails around Los Alamos Long-time headmaster of the Los Almaos Ranch School talks about some of the mountain trails where he and the boys used to ride http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/Hitch.mp3 9 Nov 2006 00:00:00 GMT 4:42 los alamos, history, ranch school Los Alamos Historical Society Former Lab Director Speaks Los Alamos The lab's second director, Norris Bradbury, talks about his first impressions of life and work in Los Alamos (a bit fuzzy at the beginning but it gets better) http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/Bradbury.mp3 24 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT 5:27 los alamos, history, Norrs Bradbury, manhattan project Los Alamos Historical Society Bette Brousseau and Jo Ann Foley Sisters talk about expectations of genuis and social status in Los Alamos http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/MPteens.mp3 12 Oct 2006 00:00:00 GMT 3:41 los alamos, history, teenagers, manhattan project Los Alamos Historical Society Station Manager Bob Porton Long-time station manager Bob Porton talks about the beginnings of KRS, the first radio station in Los Alamos http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/KRS.mp3 18 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT 5:01 los alamos, history, radio station, manhattan project Los Alamos Historical Society Working and Raising Children in Los Alamos Historian Alice Kimball Smith recalls teaching in the Los Alamos high school and raising her children in the confines of a Secret City http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/AKS.mp3 03 Sep 2006 10:00:00 GMT 3:53 los alamos, manhattan project, working women, secret city Los Alamos Historical Society Families struggle with shortages From kitchen fires to shortages, Manhattan Project residents struggled with housing in Los Alamos. Hear their stories. (Note: Due to the age of the recording, it has some hissing.) http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/MPhousing.mp3 21 Aug 2006 10:00:00 GMT 4:11 los alamos, manhattan project, housing, secret city Los Alamos Historical Society Blues singers lament life away from each other because of a Secret City Originally recorded on Los Alamos radio station KRS, a man and a woman lament their separation as he is stuck at the Main Gate of a Secret atomic City http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/mgblues.mp3 Fri, 04 Aug 2006 19:00:00 GMT 3:32 los alamos, manhattan project, secret city Los Alamos Historical Society Wives of Manhattan Project scientists and engineers A group of wives who came to Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project discuss the mail censorship for both incoming and outgoing correspondence. http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/MPwomen.mp3 25 May 2006 19:00:00 GMT 4:32 los alamos, manhattan project, women's history, censorship Los Alamos Historical Society Selections of an oral history interview from 1973 Manhattan Project physicist Otto Frisch speaks about playing music, living, and working in Los Alamos during World War II. http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/Frisch1.mp3 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 GMT 4:10 los alamos, history, manhattan project, otto frisch Los Alamos Historical Society Selection of an oral history interview in 1976 Hans Bethe, the physicist who discovered neutrinos in 1938, discusses they mystery they posed for scientists. http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/bethe1.mp3 26 Jun 2006 00:00:00 GMT 3:15 los alamos, history, neutrinos, hans bethe Los Alamos Historical Society It's the Principal of the Thing Excerpt from Los Alamos physicists singing in 1947 about Nobel Prize winner I.I. Rabi http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/aintmoney.mp3 5 Jun 2006 19:00:00 GMT 2:37 los alamos, manhattan project, physics Los Alamos Historical Society Physicists signing in 1947 A group of Los Alamos physicists who built the world's first atomic bombs contemplate their future after the Manhattan Project in song, wondering what they will do now that the war is over. http://www.losalamoshistory.org/podcasts/Warisover1.mp3 24 May 2006 19:00:00 GMT 3:36 los alamos, manhattan project