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Interference in Atomic Control Fueled Scientist Purges
In 1946 a Senate dinner with Harold C. Urey steered civilian control of atomic energy, sparking a long clash with the military. Nixon and McCarthy era scrutiny terrorized scientists, sidelining many and stalling vital defense research, including Fort Monmouth projects and the Condon affair.
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Harold C. Urey
University of Chicago
Washington
Congress
Hiroshima
Urey
Civilian Atomic Energy Commission
Naval Reserve
Lewis J. Strauss
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Ike
Senator McCarthy
United States
Fort Monmouth
Max Lerner
Dr. Condon
Thomas
Robert Op Peoheimer
Los Alamos
Princeton
Albert Einstein
Atomic Energy
Frank Oppenheimer
Robert
Nixon
Colorado
Hermard Peters
Bombay
Tata Institute
David Bohm