Historic documents, photos & more exploring the Manhattan Project, World War II & our nuclear legacy. From history mixologist and author Denise Kiernan. ('Girls of Atomic City,' Simon & Schuster, 2013)
I created this site as a fun repository of pictures, quotes, links and primary source documents I have come across while writing my forthcoming book, "The Girls of Atomic City (Touchstone/Simon & Schuster, 2013). Enjoy! —Denise Kiernan
Y-12 is often referred to as a “plant,” but it eventually contained 268 separate facilities, from calutron racetracks and pump rooms to change houses, cafeterias and much more.