Ugly Hedgehog - Photography Forum
Home Active Topics Newest Pictures Search Login Register
Links and Resources
Ed Westcott, photographer for the Manhattan Project, passes away
Mar 30, 2019 13:34:09   #
Nanarozzi Loc: Brentwood, TN & East TN
 
Ed Westcott was the only photographer allowed into Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project. His photos captured moments in history and have been seen all over the world.

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/do-not-publish-ed-westcott-photographer-for-the-manhattan-project-passes-away/51-7bf51211-cac6-4108-8986-6b150d3157dd

Reply
Mar 30, 2019 13:56:55   #
torchman310 Loc: Santa Clarita, Ca.
 
Bummer. R.I.P. Ed

Reply
Mar 31, 2019 11:08:44   #
markngolf Loc: Bridgewater, NJ
 
Nanarozzi wrote:
Ed Westcott was the only photographer allowed into Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project. His photos captured moments in history and have been seen all over the world.

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/do-not-publish-ed-westcott-photographer-for-the-manhattan-project-passes-away/51-7bf51211-cac6-4108-8986-6b150d3157dd

Thanks for the link and posting.
Mark

Reply
 
 
Mar 31, 2019 11:22:14   #
Nanarozzi Loc: Brentwood, TN & East TN
 
Glad you enjoyed it. Manhattan Project was an incredible project. We live near Oak Ridge and know many people who work there. We went through Los Alamos also this summer. It was an incredible time in our history.

Reply
Mar 31, 2019 13:00:27   #
wrangler5 Loc: Missouri
 
It was an absolutely mind-boggling intellectual and engineering achievement, considering what was created essentialy from nothing, across the country, in a remarkably short period of time. (I read somewhere that the development of the B-29 cost just as much, and was just as important, as no existing US bomber could carry the devices that Oak Ridge, Hanford and Los Alamos were going to produce.)

It is, sadly, hard for me to imagine that we could today find, organize and manage the talent necessary to carry out a similarly challenging enterprise.

Reply
Mar 31, 2019 13:02:04   #
bpulv Loc: Buena Park, CA
 
Thank you for the sad news and for posting the link.

Reply
Mar 31, 2019 18:53:52   #
Nanarozzi Loc: Brentwood, TN & East TN
 

Reply
 
 
Mar 31, 2019 19:16:35   #
Nanarozzi Loc: Brentwood, TN & East TN
 
Very well put. Things like the Hoover Dam, I wonder how long it would take to get that done in today’s environment.

It would be nice for our country to unite once again .... that is without the war. We probably have the talent and intellect, just not the unified drive. So many take our freedom for granted and forgot or never knew the sacrifices made to get us where we are today.

Thanks for reading the article.

Reply
If you want to reply, then register here. Registration is free and your account is created instantly, so you can post right away.
Links and Resources
UglyHedgehog.com - Forum
Copyright 2011-2024 Ugly Hedgehog, Inc.