Summary of military and civilian participation with the Manhattan Project and the Atomic Engergy Commission 1945 to 1972 : ca. 2000.

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Summary of military and civilian participation with the Manhattan Project and the Atomic Engergy Commission 1945 to 1972 : ca. 2000.

Contains a short memoir describing Ball's service in the Atomic Energy Commission with regards to the Manhattan Project and other post-war assignments. Emphasizes his responsibilities and duties while in classified and top-secret positions.

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Ball served in the only military group within the U.C. Radiation Laboratory, later to become the Atomic Energy Commission. During World War II he received a commission in the Navy. From the description of Summary of military and civilian participation with the Manhattan Project and the Atomic Engergy Commission 1945 to 1972 : ca. 2000. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 52120104 ...