Sir James Chadwick (left), Major General Leslie R. Groves (center), and Dr. Richard Chace Tolman (right)

Summary

left to right: British physicist and scientific adviser Sir James Chadwick (1891-1974) (left); Major General Leslie Richard Groves (1896-1970) (center), officer in charge of the Manhattan Engineer District; and Dr. Richard Chace Tolman (1881-1948) (right), Professor of Physical Chemistry and Mathematical Physics, California Institute of Technology. This photograph was distributed by the U.S. Government in 1945 as part of its public information campaign after the end of World War II.

Subject

• Chadwick, James 1891-1974
• Groves, Leslie R. 1896-1970
• Tolman, Richard C (Richard Chace) 1881-1948
• United States Army Corps of Engineers Manhattan District
• United States Army Corps of Engineers
• Manhattan Project (U.S.)
• California Institute of Technology

Cite as

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-2124

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

1945

Restrictions & Rights

• No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
• Copyright Not Evaluated

Topic

• Atomic bomb
• Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
• Physics
• Mathematical physics

Form/Genre

Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-2124]

Physical description

Gelatin silver prints