Haigerloch, Germany

Entrance to the cave at Haigerloch, Germany where atomic pile B-VIII was built by Werner Heisenberg and and Karl Wirtz. The cave was code-named 'Hohlenforschungsstelle' (roughly, "Hollow Research Center").  It was carefullly blown up after the pile had been dismantled on April 24, 1945., Credit Line: Photograph by Samuel Goudsmit, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Goudsmit Collection
Abstract/Description: Entrance to the cave at Haigerloch, Germany where atomic pile B-VIII was built by Werner Heisenberg and and Karl Wirtz. The cave was code-named 'Hohlenforschungsstelle' (roughly, "Hollow Research Center"). It was carefullly blown up after the pile had been dismantled on April 24, 1945.
Subject(s): World War II
Nuclear physics--Research
Goudsmit, Samuel A. (Samuel Abraham), 1902-1978
Date Created: 1945
Credit Line: Photograph by Samuel Goudsmit, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives, Goudsmit Collection
Catalog ID: Goudsmit Samuel H12