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Dr. J. R.Oppenheimer's Speech of Acceptance for Scroll Presented to the Los Alamos National Laboratory by Major General L. R. Groves, October 16, 1945

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Transcript of J. Robert Oppenheimer's (1904-1967) acceptance speech for a scroll presented to the Los Alamos Laboratory by Major General Leslie R. Groves (1896-1970). The Los Alamos Laboratory was given the Army-Navy "E" Award for achieving "Excellence in Production" ("E") of war equipment.

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  • Series II. Professional Files
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  • Box 5, Folder 11

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Oppenheimer, J. Robert. “Dr. J. R.Oppenheimer's Speech of Acceptance for Scroll Presented to the Los Alamos National Laboratory by Major General L. R. Groves, October 16, 1945,” October 16, 1945. Papers of Richard W. Dodson, Box 5, Folder 11. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/pzxy817.

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