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Ames Laboratory is a United States Department of Energy national laboratory located in Ames, Iowa. Compared to most other DOE laboratories, it is small, employing about 500 people. It is located on the campus of Iowa State University. Ames Laboratory - History. The lab was started as part of the Manhattan Project. Its purpose was to produce high purity uranium from uranium ores. Frank Spedding lead the effort to develop the thermite process for this purpose. Most of the uranium used in the first sel ...

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Ardennes is a département in the northeast of France named after the Ardennes area. Ardennes département - History. The department was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It is constituted of parts of the former provinces of Champagne and Argonne, and the principality of Sedan. The area has been the location of much fighting, both in World War I and in World War II, such as the Battle of the Ardennes and the Battle of the Bulge. Including:

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Cher Ami (French for "Dear Friend" [male]) was a famous homing pigeon who was owned and flown by the U.S. Army Signal Corps in France during World War I. He helped save the Lost Battalion of the 77th Division in the battle of the Argonne, October 1918. In his last mission, he delivered a message despite having been shot through the breast. For its service, the bird was awarded the Croix de Guerre. He is enshrined in the Smithsonian Institution, and is currently on display in the National Museum of ...

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On December 2, 1942, the world's first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction took place in the world's first nuclear reactor, Chicago Pile-1, shortened as CP-1, built on a racquets court under the abandoned west stands of the Alonzo Stagg Field stadium on the University of Chicago campus. Operation of CP-1 was terminated in February 1943 and the nuclear reactor dismantled and moved to the laboratory's Palos Park site A. It was reconstructed using CP-1 materials but enlarged with a radiation shi ...

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Albian (French Albion, from Alba = Aube in France) Albian is a stage of the Cretaceous period. Albian is a term proposed in 1842 by A. d'Orbigny for that stage of the Cretaceous system which comes above (later) the Aptian and below (before) the Cenomanian (Pal. France. Cret. ii.). Approximate time range is 112.0 ± 1.0 Ma to 99.6 ± 0.9 Ma (million years ago). The following representatives of the Albian stage are worthy of notice: the gaize and phosphatic beds of Argonne and Bray in France; the Flammenmergel of North Germany; the lignites of Iltrillas in Spain; the Upper Sandstones of Nubia, ...

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The Battle of Valmy (September 20, 1792) formed a turning point in the wars associated with the French Revolution. After France declared war on Austria on 20 April 1792 and following early encounters in which French arms did not distinguish themselves, anti-revolutionary forces advanced into France (18 August 1792).The combined invading force comprised Prussians, Austrians, Hessians and émigrés under the Duke of Brunswick, representing the supreme command of King Frederick William II of Prussia. The commanders-in-chief ...

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In 1916 Seldes moved to London where he worked for United Press. When the United States joined the First World War in 1917, Seldes was sent to France where he worked as the war correspondent for the Marshall Syndicate. At end of the war he obtained an exclusive interview with Paul von Hindenburg, the supreme commander of the German Army. but the article was suppressed and never appeared in the American press. In the interview, Hindenburg acknowledged the role that America played in defeating Germany. "The American infantry," said Hind ...

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George Seldes, George Seldes - Early years, George Seldes - World War I, George Seldes - Lenin and Mussolini, George Seldes - Freelance, George Seldes - Publication of In fact, George Seldes - Blacklisted, George Seldes - See further

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During the buildup of the U.S. Army prior to its entry into World War II, Patton established the Desert Training Center in Indio, California. He also commanded one of the two wargaming armies in the Louisiana Maneuvers of 1941. Fort Benning, Georgia, is well known for General Patton's presence. George S. Patton - North African campaign. In 1942, Major General Patton commanded the Western Task Force of the U.S. Army, which landed on the coast of Morocco in Operation Torch. Patton and his staff arrived in Mo ...

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Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory - Plasma Science and Technology. Hall Thruster Experiment (HTX) Lithium Tokamak Experiment (LTX) Magnetic Reconnection Experiment (MRX) Beam Dynamics and Nonneutral Plasma Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory - Theoretical Plasma Physics. DOE Scientific Simulation Initiative U.S. MHD Working Group Field Reversed Configuration (FRC) Theory Consortium Tokamak Physics Design ...

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On December 21, 1960, the reactor was shut down for maintenance, calibration of the instruments, installation of auxiliary instruments, and installation of 44 flux wires to monitor the neutron flux levels in the reactor core. The wires were made of aluminium, and contained slugs of aluminium-cobalt alloy. At 9:01 pm on January 3, 1961, after a shutdown of eleven days for the holidays, and during maintenance procedures, the SL-1 went prompt critical. In four milliseconds, the heat generated by the resulting enormous power surge caused ...

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The operational radio frequency (injector) made for SNS at UC Berkeley, California which was disassembled and shipped to SNS. Picture depicts the fully operational re-assembled RF injector section. In the tunnel the CCL section (coupled cavity section) lies just before the superconducting cryogenic section. Each section was specifically tuned in Germany ...

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Spallation Neutron Source, Spallation Neutron Source - What is spallation?, Spallation Neutron Source - Image gallery

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The department was one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It is constituted of parts of the former provinces of Champagne and Argonne, and the principality of Sedan. The area has been the location of much fighting, both in World War I and in World War II, such as the Battle of the Ardennes and the Battle of the Bulge. ...

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As of the census2 of 2000, there are 10,024 people, 4,043 households, and 2,769 families residing in the county. The population density is 4/km² (10/mi²). There are 8,322 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 85.86% White, 11.30% Native American, 1.18% Black or African American, 0.17% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.23% from other races, and 1.22% from two or more races. 1.0 ...

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Forest County Wisconsin, Forest County Wisconsin - Geography, Forest County Wisconsin - Demographics, Forest County Wisconsin - Cities and towns

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George Patton was the focus of the 1970 Academy Award-winning movie Patton, with the title role played by George C. Scott. As a result of the movie and its now-famous opening monologue (based on a real speech he often made to Third Army troops before the Normandy invasion), in popular culture Patton has come to symbolize a warrior's ferocity and aggressiveness. Although the movie is based upon Ladislas Farago's "Patton: Ordeal and Triumph" and Omar Bradley's "A Soldier's Story," historians have stated the movie's accuracy could be tin ...

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George S. Patton, George S. Patton - Family, George S. Patton - Education, George S. Patton - Early military career, George S. Patton - World War I, George S. Patton - The interwar years, George S. Patton - World War II, George S. Patton - North African campaign, George S. Patton - Italian campaign, George S. Patton - Normandy, George S. Patton - Lorraine, George S. Patton - Ardennes offensive, George S. Patton - Patton's problems with humor his image and the press, George S. Patton - After the German surrender, George S. Patton - Attitude towards Black Soldiers, George S. Patton - Patton and Eisenhower, George S. Patton - Rank comparisons, George S. Patton - Accident and death, George S. Patton - The movie, George S. Patton - Summary of service, George S. Patton - History of assignments, George S. Patton - Awards and decorations, George S. Patton - Notes

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In the early 1950s Seldes came under attack from Joseph McCarthy, who accused him of being a communist. Seldes was blacklisted and found it difficult to get published. However, he continued to write books: Tell the Truth and Run (1953), Never Tire of Protesting (1968), Even the Gods Can't Change History (1976) and Witness to a Century (1987). In 1981, Seldes appeared in Warren Beatty's Reds, a film about the life of journalist John Reed. Seldes appears as himself, commenting o ...

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From 1940 to 1950, Seldes published a political newsletter, In fact, which at the height of its popularity had a circulation of 176,000. One of the first articles published in the newsletter concerned the link between cigarette smoking and cancer. Seldes later explained that at the time, "The tobacco stories were suppressed by every major newspaper. For ten years we pounded on tobacco as being one of the only legal poisons you could buy in America." As well as writing his newsletter, Seldes continued to publish books. These inc ...

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On December 9th, a day before he was due to return to the United States, Patton was severely injured in a road accident. He and Gen Hap Gay were on a daytrip to hunt pheasants in the country, outside Mannheim. It was a cold, wet, hazy December morning. Their 1939 Cadillac Model 75 was driven by PFC Horace Woodring. Patton sat in the back seat, on the right with Gen. Gay to his left, as per custom. At 11:45 near Necker Stadt (Käfertal) a 2 1/2 ton truck driven by T/5 Robert L. Thompson appeared out of the haze and made a left-hand turn towar ...

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George S. Patton, George S. Patton - Family, George S. Patton - Education, George S. Patton - Early military career, George S. Patton - World War I, George S. Patton - The interwar years, George S. Patton - World War II, George S. Patton - North African campaign, George S. Patton - Italian campaign, George S. Patton - Normandy, George S. Patton - Lorraine, George S. Patton - Ardennes offensive, George S. Patton - Patton's problems with humor his image and the press, George S. Patton - After the German surrender, George S. Patton - Attitude towards Black Soldiers, George S. Patton - Patton and Eisenhower, George S. Patton - Rank comparisons, George S. Patton - Accident and death, George S. Patton - The movie, George S. Patton - Summary of service, George S. Patton - History of assignments, George S. Patton - Awards and decorations, George S. Patton - Notes

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One of the required maintenance procedures called for the main control rod to be manually withdrawn approximately three inches in order to attach it to its automated control mechanism, from which it had been disconnected. Post accident calculations estimate that the main control rod was actually withdrawn approximately twenty inches, causing the steam explosion. The three most common theories proposed for this discrepancy are sabotage or suicide attempt by one of the operators, inadvertent withdrawal of the main control rod, which was known ...

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The relationship between George S. Patton and Dwight Eisenhower has long been of interest to historians in that the onset of World War II completely reversed the roles of the two men in the space of just under two years. When Patton and Eisenhower met in the mid 1920s, Patton was six years Eisenhower’s senior in the Army and Eisenhower saw Patton as a leading mind in tank warfare. Between 1935 and 1940, Patton and Eisenhower developed a very close friendship to the level where the Patton and Eisenhower families were spending summer ...

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George S. Patton, George S. Patton - Family, George S. Patton - Education, George S. Patton - Early military career, George S. Patton - World War I, George S. Patton - The interwar years, George S. Patton - World War II, George S. Patton - North African campaign, George S. Patton - Italian campaign, George S. Patton - Normandy, George S. Patton - Lorraine, George S. Patton - Ardennes offensive, George S. Patton - Patton's problems with humor his image and the press, George S. Patton - After the German surrender, George S. Patton - Attitude towards Black Soldiers, George S. Patton - Patton and Eisenhower, George S. Patton - Rank comparisons, George S. Patton - Accident and death, George S. Patton - The movie, George S. Patton - Summary of service, George S. Patton - History of assignments, George S. Patton - Awards and decorations, George S. Patton - Notes

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The remains of the SL-1 reactor are now buried near the original site. The accident caused this design to be abandoned and future reactors to be designed so that a single control rod removal wouldn't have the ability to produce the very large excess reactivity which was possible with this design. Today this is known as the "one stuck rod" criteria and requires complete shutdown capability even with the most reactive rod stuck in the fully withdrawn position. The reduced excess reactivity limits the size and speed ...

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