Spofford G. English (1916-1981). In 1942 he became involved in the Manhattan Project as a member of Glenn T. Seaborg's group at the University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory. In 1947 he went to work for the Atomic Energy Commission and became Chief of the Chemistry Branch, Research Division until 1960. He retired from the A.E.C. in 1976 as Assistant General Manager, Research & Development. He served as a United States delegate to the United Nations Nuclear Disarmament Conference held in London in 1955 and the Conference for the Cessation of Nuclear Weapons held in Geneva in 1959.
This is a small collection of material dealing with concerns over the atomic bomb and the need for nuclear disarmament on one hand, and the promise held forth by the peaceful use of atomic energy on the other. A small selection of these works have been digitized here.
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Carlsbad Current-Argus, December 11, 1961
- 1961-Dec-11
December 11, 1961 issue of the Carlsbad Current-Argus newspaper. The front page headline reads, "Post-Shot Tests Start at Gnome." Project Gnome was an effort to find peacetime uses for atomic energy. The Atomic Energy…
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President Announces: Pacific War Ends; [Japanese] Accept Allied Terms
- 1945-Aug-14
Front page of The Knoxville News - Sentinel with the headline "President Announces: Pacific War Ends; Japs Accept Allied Terms. MacArthur is Top Commander". Published on August 14, 1945 the newspaper has announces that…
- Publisher The Knoxville News Sentinel
- Subject World War (1939-1945), Japan, Racism, Racism in mass media
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A-Bomb Staggers [Japanese]
- 1945-Aug-07
Front page of The Knoxville News - Sentinel with the headline "A-Bomb Staggers Nips". Published on August 7, 1945 the newspaper has articles relating to Oak Ridge and the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan. Notably,…
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Terror Bomb Hits Nagasaki
- 1945-Aug-09
Front page of The Knoxville Journal with the headline "Terror Bomb Hits Nagasaki". Published on August 9, 1945 the newspaper has articles relating to the dropping of the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan and Soviets…
- Publisher The Knoxville Journal
- Subject China--Manchuria, Atomic bomb, Japan, World War (1939-1945), Nuclear weapons, Racism, Racism in mass media
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Atom Bomb Falls Again Millions Soviets Attack [Japanese]
- 1945-Aug-09
Front page of The Knoxville News - Sentinel with the headline "Atom Bomb Falls Again Million Soviets Attack Japs". Published on August 9, 1945 the newspaper has articles relating to the dropping of the second atomic…
- Publisher The Knoxville News-Sentinel
- Subject Japan--Nagasaki-shi, Atomic bomb, World War (1939-1945), Racism, Racism in mass media, Soviet Union
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Atomic Bomb Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Dropped on Japanese Port
- 1945-Aug-06
Front page of The Chattanooga News - Free Press with the headline "Atomic Bomb Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Dropped on Japanese Port". Published on August 6, 1945 the newspaper has multiple articles relating to the…
- Publisher Chattanooga News - Free Press
- Subject World War (1939-1945), Atomic bomb, Racism in mass media, Racism, Nuclear weapons, Japan
