Comments on: Prophet of Science: Arthur Holly Compton, June – Dec 2009; Contemporary http://www.asa3online.org/PSCF/2010/01/20/prophet-of-science-arthur-holly-compton-june-dec-2009-contemporary/ A members' forum for discussion of PSCF articles Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:06:01 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Ted Davis http://www.asa3online.org/PSCF/2010/01/20/prophet-of-science-arthur-holly-compton-june-dec-2009-contemporary/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Ted Davis Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:54:32 +0000 http://www.asa3online.org/PSCF/?p=31#comment-12 Jack, Compton was heavily involved all the way along. He was actually Fermi's boss in Chicago, and Compton was the one who appointed Oppenheimer to lead the big team that designed the bomb. For details about Compton's activities with the bomb project, see his book, "Atomic Quest." Jack,

Compton was heavily involved all the way along. He was actually Fermi’s boss in Chicago, and Compton was the one who appointed Oppenheimer to lead the big team that designed the bomb. For details about Compton’s activities with the bomb project, see his book, “Atomic Quest.”

]]> By: Jack Irvine http://www.asa3online.org/PSCF/2010/01/20/prophet-of-science-arthur-holly-compton-june-dec-2009-contemporary/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Jack Irvine Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:06:09 +0000 http://www.asa3online.org/PSCF/?p=31#comment-11 To what degree was Compton involved in the beginning of the Manhatten Engineering District (Manhatten Project)? Or was he primarily in the "after-the-war" spin off AEC only? To what degree was Compton involved in the beginning of the Manhatten Engineering District (Manhatten Project)? Or was he primarily in the “after-the-war” spin off AEC only?

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