Manhattan Project
“We Did Sneaky Stuff”: Security Guards for the Manhattan Project

Dick Skancke, a security guard for the Manhattan Project, tells what it was like to be onsite at the Manhattan Project, and how the civilians didn't really like the guards. Continue reading

Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for DNA
Watson and Crick: “We Had to Be There Just at That Particular Time”

James Watson and Francis Crick discuss how they discovered the double-helix structure of DNA, and how they worked off each other to their mutual advantage. Continue reading

Rare Disease
The Spanish Flu: A Letter Between Physicians

"Camp Devens, Mass. Surgical Ward No. 16 29 September 1918 My dear Burt, It is more than likely that you would be interested in the news of this place, for there is a possibility that you will be assigned here for duty, so having a minute between rounds I will … Continue reading