Tennessee Eastman worked closely with Stone & Webster to develop the chemical process based on UC Berkeley’s work, then trained the operators, “the Calutron girls,” straight out of high school.

A Calutron Girl for me for the past few years has recently passed away - Ruth Huddleston. She was certainly one of the most articulate of the several women who assisted me in telling the story of Oak ...

One of the last few Oak Ridge calutron girls, Mona Beckner, will soon be celebrating a century of life. She turns 100 on January 18. The East Tennessee native has a life worthy of history books.

One of the last few Oak Ridge calutron girls, Mona Beckner, will soon be celebrating a century of life. She turns 100 on January 18. The East Tennessee native has a life worthy of history books.

Opal is part of a famous group of women known as the "Calutron Girls" who worked behind the scenes in secret at Y-12 during World War II in support of the Manhattan Project. The women were in ...

Calutron Girl Opal Talbott talks about living and working in Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project at her 101st birthday party at the AMSE. Brianna Paciorka Brianna Paciorka, Knoxville News Sentinel ...

to operate the plant?” Tennessee Eastman worked closely with Stone & Webster to develop the chemical process based on UC Berkeley’s work, then trained the operators, “the Calutron girls,” straight out ...