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- From: davem@ee.ubc.ca (Dave Michelson)
- Subject: Re: Manhattan DISTRICT (not Pr......)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec26.100921.7529@ee.ubc.ca>
- Organization: University of BC, Electrical Engineering
- References: <1992Dec25.185903.25928@panix.com>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 10:09:21 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec25.185903.25928@panix.com> dannyb@panix.com (Daniel Burstein) writes:
- >
- >For example, the movie "Beginning or the End" which is a
- >semi-fictionalized documentary of the program has the top people sitting
- >around the table. The actor playing General Groves says "You'll be
- >working on the Manhattan District. Project 'Y' is uranium purification,
- >project 'X' is the bomb site." (this is not the exact quote from the
- >movie, but the DISTRICT vs. PROJECT distinction is correct)
- >
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- Actually, I thought it was the Manhatten Engineering District. I don't
- have a copy of "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" handy to check... :-)
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- Dave Michelson
- davem@ee.ubc.ca
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