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This is where my grandparents met. My grandfather was a chemist. My great grandfather was a machine operator for one of the construction companies commissioned
by extralego 8y ago
This is where my grandparents met. My grandfather was a chemist. My great grandfather was a machine operator for one of the construction companies commissioned to build the town. He brought his daughter along with him and she ran away with a scientist (my grandfather). They are passed away now but their stories of Oak Ridge were so fascinating.
My grandfather always maintained some secrecy as to what his responsibilities at Oak Ridge were, but his expertise in uranium was well-known. He gave many talks at universities, etc. on the topic. He continued working for the Nuclear Energy Commission for the rest of his career. His next job was working at a facility in Waverly, OH which was disguised as a Goodyear plant. My mother and her siblings thought their father worked at a tire factor for most of their childhood. They insist this secret went more or less unquestioned.