Calutron operators at an electromagnetic isotope separation plant in Oak Ridge National Laboratory during World War II.

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Calutron operators at an electromagnetic isotope separation plant in Oak Ridge during World War II. Calutrons were overgrown mass spectrographs used to separate isotopes. The name is an acronym for 'California university cyclotron.' Note the supervisor standing near the end of the row; neither he nor anyone else in the picture had any idea of the purpose of their labor, save that it was 'vital to the war effort.' Many women graduates from East Tennessee high schools tended the Y-12 control panels. Each operator monitored two control panels., Credit Line: Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Digital Photo Archive, Department of Energy (DOE), courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives

Abstract/Description:	Calutron operators at an electromagnetic isotope separation plant in Oak Ridge during World War II. Calutrons were overgrown mass spectrographs used to separate isotopes. The name is an acronym for 'California university cyclotron.' Note the supervisor standing near the end of the row; neither he nor anyone else in the picture had any idea of the purpose of their labor, save that it was 'vital to the war effort.' Many women graduates from East Tennessee high schools tended the Y-12 control panels. Each operator monitored two control panels.
Subject(s):	Women in science Laboratories World War II Equipment and supplies Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Date Created:	circa 1945
Credit Line:	Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Digital Photo Archive, Department of Energy (DOE), courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Catalog ID:	Oak Ridge National Laboratory F1

Title:	Calutron operators at an electromagnetic isotope separation plant in Oak Ridge National Laboratory during World War II.
Type of Resource:	still image
Date Created:	circa 1945
Extent:	1 photographic print (black and white; 10 x 8 inches)
Abstract/Description:	Calutron operators at an electromagnetic isotope separation plant in Oak Ridge during World War II. Calutrons were overgrown mass spectrographs used to separate isotopes. The name is an acronym for 'California university cyclotron.' Note the supervisor standing near the end of the row; neither he nor anyone else in the picture had any idea of the purpose of their labor, save that it was 'vital to the war effort.' Many women graduates from East Tennessee high schools tended the Y-12 control panels. Each operator monitored two control panels.
Identifier(s):	Oak Ridge National Laboratory F1 (Catalog ID)
Note(s):	Credit Line: Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Digital Photo Archive, Department of Energy (DOE), courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives
Subject(s):	Women in science Laboratories World War II Equipment and supplies Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Held by:	Niels Bohr Library & Archives
Copyright Holder:	Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Related Title:	Emilio Segrè Visual Archives General Collection. https://libserv.aip.org/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100006~!4022~!0&ri=3&menu=search&source=~!horizon
In Collections:	Emilio Segrè Visual Archives General Collection