Go to: Message List•New Topic•Search
Manhattan Project
Author: Aldo
Date: 02-19-2011 - 10:36

Dr Zarkoff Wrote:

> For those of you who collect coins, the silver
> connection figured into the Manhattan Project.
> Leslie Groves needed a lot of wires for the
> electro magnets in the calutrons at Oak Ridge. But
> the war was on, so copper was difficult to get. So
> he twisted Treasury's arm to have a lot of
> uncirculating silver dollars melted down for
> wires. This is why sivler dollars minted between
> about 1920 and 1945 are so rare. Last I heard the
> silver wiring is still in place in Oak Ridge.

FWIW

The January/February issue of American Scientist
has a decent article about the use of silver for the Manhattan Project.

Navigate: Previous Message•Next Message
Options: Reply To This Message•Quote This Message


Subject Written By Date/Time (PST)
  Amtrak units on fire? Jim Best 02-17-2011 - 11:24
  Re: Amtrak units on fire? JUPPO 02-17-2011 - 14:12
  Re: Amtrak units on fire? JUPPO 02-17-2011 - 14:14
  Re: Amtrak units on fire? smitty195 02-17-2011 - 15:46
  Re: Amtrak units on fire? George Andrews 02-17-2011 - 16:16
  Re: Amtrak units on fire? SP5103 02-17-2011 - 18:19
  Re: Amtrak units on fire? Dr Zarkoff 02-17-2011 - 19:28
  Re: Amtrak units on fire? George Andrews 02-17-2011 - 20:10
  Re: Amtrak units on fire? Dr Zarkoff 02-18-2011 - 10:35
  Re: Amtrak units on fire? Juppo 02-17-2011 - 22:21
  Re: Amtrak units on fireluminum ? Dr Zarkoff 02-18-2011 - 10:59
  Manhattan Project Aldo 02-19-2011 - 10:36
  Re: Amtrak units on fire? The Montezuma Yardmaster 02-18-2011 - 11:19
  Re: Amtrak units on fire? Dr Zarkoff 02-18-2011 - 11:33
  Re: Amtrak units on fire? OPRRMS 02-18-2011 - 13:14
  Aluminum wiring connections d 02-17-2011 - 16:16
  Re: Aluminum wiring connections P.Kepler 02-17-2011 - 18:16
  Re: Aluminum wiring connections Van 02-18-2011 - 05:07
  Re: Aluminum wiring connections The Montezuma Yardmaster 02-18-2011 - 11:35


Go to: Message List•Search
Subject: 
Your Name: 
Spam prevention:
Please, enter the code that you see below in the input field. This is for blocking bots that try to post this form automatically.
  *******   ********  **    **   ******   **    ** 
 **     **     **     ***   **  **    **  ***   ** 
        **     **     ****  **  **        ****  ** 
  *******      **     ** ** **  **        ** ** ** 
        **     **     **  ****  **        **  **** 
 **     **     **     **   ***  **    **  **   *** 
  *******      **     **    **   ******   **    **
This message board is maintained by:Altamont Press
You can send us an email at altamontpress1@gmail.com