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Martin Miller
As World War II raged overseas, the United States tapped its best talent and resources for The Manhattan Project, a program to create the first nuclear weapons.
Research and development took place at more than 30 sites across the United States. In 2008, photographer Martin Millervisited two production complexes that served vital roles in the construction of the atomic bomb in the early 1940s.
The top-secret site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee was home to three huge manufacturing plants, X-10, Y-12 and K-25, involved in separating Uranium 235 (used in the Atomic Bomb) from Uranium 238. The Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Washington is where plutonium was manufactured.
The collection of photographs are both haunting and mesmerizing. Miller has been kind enough to share some photos with us. You can view the whole Manhattan Project series here or check out more of Miller's work on his website.
Alpha Calutrons, 1st-Stage Source of Hiroshima Bomb Uranium, Oak Ridge, TN 1943
