Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Download or Read eBook Oak Ridge National Laboratory PDF written by Leland Johnson and published by Univ. of Tennessee Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Leland Johnson |
| Publisher | : Univ. of Tennessee Press |
| Total Pages | : 292 |
| Release | : 1994 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0870498541 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780870498541 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Oak Ridge National Laboratory by : Leland Johnson
Book excerpt: Leland Johnson and Daniel Schaffer begin their narrative in 1943 when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built ORNL in the hills of East Tennessee to produce plutonium for atomic weapons. After World War II, ORNL became a center for fundamental scientific research under the successive management of the Atomic Energy Commission, the Energy Research and Development Administration, and the Department of Energy.
