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Ames Lab project fueled by uranium and miracles
Spedding guided early uranium work between Chicago and Ames with Compton's blessing and Wilhelm in charge at a hidden plant in an old building nicknamed Little Ankeny. Explosions and near misses at the site contrasted with lifesaving precautions, while pollutants like beryllium injured lab workers. Norm Carlson remembers the wartime rush and later debates over nuclear weapons.
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Spedding
Chicago
Ames
Compton
Iowa State
Wilhelm
Southern Iowa
Drake University
Ankeny
Little Ankeny
Ames Fire Department
Carlson
Manhattan Project
New Mexico
Hiroshima
U.S
Henry Stimson
Columbia University
University of California At Berkeley
University of Chicago
Iowa State College
Bob Hansen