Interview of George Parker describing the ethical debate on use of the atomic bomb
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- 1991
- Description
Interview of George Parker, nuclear chemist on Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge conducted by Ann Toplovich of the Tennessee Historical Society at his home at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In this interview, Parker describes the ethical debate scientists and government officials engaged in over use of the atomic bomb, which was sparked by the circulation of The Szilard Petition.
- Creator
Tennessee Historical Society
- Partner
- Digital Library of Tennessee
- Contributing Institution
- Tennessee State Library and Archives
- Subjects
- Atomic bomb
Atomic bomb--United States--History
Chemists--Tennessee
Manhattan Project (U.S.)
Nuclear warfare
Nuclear warfare--Moral and ethical aspects
Nuclear weapons
Oak Ridge (Tenn.)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory--History
Scientists--Tennessee
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--War work--Tennessee
World War, 1939-1945--Japan
Chemists
Scientists - Location
- Oak Ridge (Tenn.)
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- image
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- Tennessee Historical Society. Interview of George Parker describing the ethical debate on use of the atomic bomb. 1991. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/300. (Accessed April 18, 2024.)
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- Tennessee Historical Society, (1991) Interview of George Parker describing the ethical debate on use of the atomic bomb. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/300
- MLA citation style
- Tennessee Historical Society. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://cdm15138.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15138coll18/id/300>.