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Great Peacetime Dreams Of Atomic Age Are Still Mostly That
The atomic age has yielded few peacetime gains beyond new labs and radioactive materials. Progress in cancer cures remains unproven and power is delayed by secrecy and fear of war. Projects at Oak Ridge Argonne Knolls Brookhaven Los Alamos seek heat and fuel, with private industry blocked by the McMahon Act and major funding tied to defense.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
New York
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Oaks Ridge
Monsanto Chemical Company
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Argonne Laboratory
Chicago
Argonne
Knolls Laboratory
General Electric Company
Schenectady
Atomic Energy Commission
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Long Island
Brookhaven
Commission
Atomic Bomb Laboratories
Los Alamos
New Mexico
Watch Charm
United States
Congress
Defense
Radiation Laboratory