Nolan's "Oppenheimer" fails to highlight the women who helped make the Manhattan Project possible.
Here are the stories of just six of the hundreds of women that made essential contributions to the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos.
Hornig first arrived at Los Alamos after Manhattan Project officials tapped her husband to join the effort.
Los Alamos National LaboratoryCharlotte SerberCharlotte Serber first went to Los Alamos with her husband, a physicist, in 1942.
Los Alamos National LaboratoryMaria Goeppert MayerTheoretical physicist Maria Goeppert Mayer contributed to the development of nuclear fission while working at Columbia University, Sarah Lawrence College, and visiting Los Alamos from time to time.
Persons:
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Organizations:
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Locations:
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