Harry Daghlian

  • Government launched the Manhattan Project

    *Set in motion the production of the first Nuclear weapon during World War II
    *Formed by the United States with collaboration from the United Kingdom and Canada
    *Active production took place 1942-1946
  • Harry Daghlian

    *Began studying at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) at age 17
    *Transferred to Perdue University to study physics, particularly particle physics
    Graduated with a Bachelors of Science in 1942