Did City Officials Know About The Manhattan Project’s Work In Chicago?

Curious City

WBEZ Chicago

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4.8 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2019

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

A key experiment in the development of the atom bomb was hidden in plain sight on University of Chicago’s campus. Who was in on the secret?

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0:22.4	The Planet Money podcast from NPR.
0:26.2	It's Curious City, where we take your questions about Chicago and the region.
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0:38.2	I'm Quinn Myers, and I'm here at the University of Chicago to talk with
0:42.4	Curious Citizen Blaze Arena.
0:44.7	Blaze has a question inspired by his mom.
0:46.8	She was a student here during World War II.
0:49.2	One day, she noticed something suspicious.
0:52.3	She used to walk past Stagg Field all the time on her way to classes, and rather suddenly
0:58.1	she would see massive ventilating stacks and ventilating fans being constructed along the side
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