EPISODE FEATURE National Security Science J. Weston Phippen reads an article published in 1992 titled, “A reluctant division leader,” by the first Manhattan Project Physics division leader, Robert Wilson. Wilson talks about the early days at Los Alamos. LABCAST Ten Los Alamos projects have won innovation awards. The R&D 100 awards are considered the 'Oscars of Invention' and honor the best inventions of the past year. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE HILL Bradbury Science museum director reads a World War II–era poem by the Women’s Army Corps stationed in Los Alamos.
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