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Calutron operators at their panels, in the Y-12 plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, during World War II. The calutrons were used to refine uranium ore into fissile material (via In Focus - The Secret City - The Atlantic)
Date posted: 2012/07/08 15:07:28
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Originally posted from: The Atlantic
Original link: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/06/the-secret-city/100326/#img06
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Date liked: 2012/07/08 16:07:45
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Liked from: Dan W, Software Developer
Originally posted from: The Atlantic
Original link: http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2012/06/the-secret-city/100326/#img06
Tagged:
black and white 764
vintage photography 142
mid-century 65
historical photography 30
control room 22
power plant 11
control panels 5
women in industry 2
women technicians 1
industrial technology 1