Furman, Robert R., 1915-2008
Robert Furman papers, 1944-1985.
The papers of Robert R. Furman consist of correspondence, diary notes, notebooks, and miscellaneous manuscript material. This collection includes documentation of Furmans service with the Manhattan Project; his participation in the delivery of uranium to Tinian Island for assembly into the atomic bomb destined for Hiroshima, Japan, including his diary notes and post-mission interviews; and his participation in the Alsos Mission, to monitor the German nuclear weapons program.
American engineer. Worked with General Leslie M. Groves, on the Manhattan Project; involved with the Alsos Mission to investigate German nuclear capabilities; delivered nuclear components to Tinian Island for final assembly of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan (1945).
Furman, Robert R., 1915-2008
Manhattan Project (U.S.)
United States. War Dept. Alsos Mission.
Uranium.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Military intelligence.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment -- August 6, 1945.
Tinian (Northern Mariana Islands)
Diaries lcgft
Notebooks. aat
AIP-ICOS
Library of Congress. Manuscript Division. James Madison Memorial Building, First Street and Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20540, USA