There was more than just groundbreaking physics going on during Project Y. It turns out there was also some serious chemistry.
The Lab’s National Security Research Center took a look back at love in Los Alamos during its earliest years, discovering some heartwarming tales of devotion and camaraderie.
Click over to read sweet, little-known details about the lifelong friendship of tearoom owner Edith Warner and Pueblo de San Ilefonso governor Tilano Montoya; Laura and Enrico Fermi’s harrowing escape from Nazi-allied Italy; and the tragic ending of the love story of Arline and Richard Feynman.