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	Leslie Groves - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leslie Richard Groves (August 17, 1896 - July 13, 1970) was a member of the United States Army who oversaw the construction of the Pentagon and the primary military leader in charge of the Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb during World War II.
		The son of a military chaplain, Groves was born in Albany, New York and educated at the University of Washington and MIT before attending West Point.
		Groves was one of the early proponents of using waste by-product from nuclear reactors as a weapon that would eventually become depleted uranium.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Leslie_Groves (403 words)

	A brilliant organizer \| thebulletin.org
		Then Groves tends to recede from the conventional narrative, except for occasional run-ins with uppity characters like Leo Szilard or periodic exhortations to Oppie, before resurfacing in the summer of 1945, when he pressed unsuccessfully (he was overruled by Stimson) for the inclusion of Kyoto on the target list.
		Groves and Oppenheimer got on so well because each saw in the other the skills and intelligence necessary to fulfill their common goal, the successful use of the bomb in World War II.
		Above all, Groves will be identified with his central role in creating the bomb, and Norris has written what will likely stand as the defining, if not definitive, narrative of that tale, contributing an essential volume to the growing collection of major studies of key actors in the birth of the nuclear age.
	www.thebulletin.org /article.php?art_ofn=mj02hershberg (1543 words)

	Leslie Groves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It was Groves who wrote the order to "deliver its first special bomb as soon as weather will permit visual bombing after about 3 August 1945" that was given to General Carl Spaatz, who was in charge of Air Force operations in the Pacific.
		While Groves credited President Truman with the decision to use the atomic bomb, he qualified this by saying, "As far as I was concerned, his decision was one of noninterference - basically, a decision not to upset the existing plans".
		Groves was a prime mover in getting the atomic bomb built, on where it would be used, and on when it would be used.
	www.doug-long.com /groves.htm (289 words)

	Manhattan Project - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		General Leslie Groves (left) was appointed the military head of the Manhattan Project, while Robert Oppenheimer (right) was the scientific director.
		In the summer of 1942, Col. Leslie Groves was deputy to the chief of construction for the Army Corps of Engineers and had overseen construction of the Pentagon, the world's largest office building.
		At the same time, Groves was promoted to brigadier general, which gave him the rank thought necessary to deal with the senior scientists in the project.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/manhattan_project (4767 words)

	Fat Man and Little Boy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Leslie R. Groves and the lithe Robert Oppenheimer, respectively the military and scientific heads of the project.
		It stars Paul Newman as Gen. Leslie R. Groves, Dwight Schultz as Robert Oppenheimer, Laura Dern as nurse Kathleen Robinson, and John Cusack as young physicist Michael Merriman.
		The character of Merriman is a fictional telescoping of Harry K. Daghlian and Louis Slotin, two Los Alamos scientists who died in criticality accidents.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fat_Man_and_Little_Boy (273 words)

	Leslie Richard Groves, Lieutenant General, United States Army
		Though Groves was not alone in recognizing this, he did understand, long before it was used, how important this weapon was going to be in the new world to come.
		Groves knew from the outset that the factor setting the pace for the entire project was the availability of the atomic fuels.
		Groves was instrumental in the preparation of much of the initial information released to the public about where and how the bomb was produced and the interesting personalities that were responsible.
	www.arlingtoncemetery.net /lggroves.htm (3854 words)

	Mahncke review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Groves, who had had a distinguished career as an Army engineer and had been the overseer of the building of the Pentagon, was selected to head the Manhattan Project in August 1942.
		Groves was a technically shrewd and aggressive man with complete confidence in his own judgment and willingness to take enormous technical and industrial risks with untried processes.
		Again, Groves made the call, and both avenues were followed, at great cost, until the TRINITY test at Alamogordo, New Mexico, proved the plutonium implosion, which was used in the “Fat Man” bomb dropped on Nagasaki.
	www.nwc.navy.mil /press/review/2003/Winter/br9-w03.htm (873 words)

	Parameters: Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie R. Groves, The Manhattan Project's Indispensable Man. . - book review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Leslie Richard Groves, Jr., was born in Albany, New York, on 17 August 1896.
		Groves, however, was not on hand at the final unveiling, as he was already supervising the most expensive and colossal construction project in history.
		Groves drew up the plans for the organization, construction, operation, and security of the project and took all necessary steps to put it into effect.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IBR/is_1_33/ai_99233043 (1138 words)

	NRDC: Q & A: Robert S. Norris
		Groves "left a trove of private papers, which Norris has deftly exploited in addition to office logs and Army records and numerous interviews that he and Goldberg conducted.
		The other important factor was that Groves is a critical part of the story of this remarkable project that changed the course of the 20th century in a number of ways.
		Groves also worked to lock the other allied countries out of the project as well, with varying degrees of success, and even ordered that some of his own scientists be followed by security agents.
	www.nrdc.org /reference/qa/intnorr.asp (1765 words)

	Nuclear Files: Library: Biographies: Leslie Groves
		Leslie Groves was born on August 17, 1896 in Albany, New York.
		In crediting President Truman with the decision to use the atom bomb, Groves added, "As far as I was concerned, his decision was one of noninterference - basically, a decision not to upset the existing plans." In 1944, Groves was promoted to Major General.
		Groves was named Lieutenant General in 1948 and retired soon after.
	www.nuclearfiles.org /menu/library/biographies/bio_groves-leslie.htm (307 words)

	General Leslie Groves \| Biography \| atomicarchive.com
		In September 1942, Groves was placed in charge of the Manhattan Engineer Project, with the rank of Temporary Brigadier General, and under his direction, the basic atomic bomb research was carried out, mainly at Columbia University and the University of Chicago.
		Groves was promoted to temporary Major General in 1944, and he continued to head the atomic establishment created during wartime until January 1947.
		Groves died of heart disease on July 13, 1970, and was buried in Section 2 of Arlington National Cemetery.
	www.atomicarchive.com /Bios/Groves.shtml (338 words)

	ORNL Review Vol. 25, Nos. 3 and 4, 2002
		LESLIE R. In September 1942, Brigadier General Leslie R. Groves took charge of the Manhattan Project.
		Groves was pleased with the site because it offered abundant electrical power and water, good access by road and train, a sparse population, a nearby source of labor, and a mild climate that made outdoor work possible year round.
		Groves, a native of Albany, New York, who graduated fourth in his class from the U.S. Military Academy, headed the Manhattan Engineer District for three years.
	www.ornl.gov /info/ornlreview/rev25-34/chapter1sidebar4.htm (536 words)

	Groves, Leslie - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Groves, Leslie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Groves had spent most of his career on civil engineering projects and so was appointed 1942 to supervise the engineering of the Manhattan Project, the codename for the US atomic bomb.
		He was responsible for the erection of factories, towns, power stations, and the acquisition of all the raw materials necessary to complete the project.
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Groves,+Leslie (131 words)

	Amazon.ca: Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie R. Groves, the Manhattan Project's Indispensable Man: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Leslie R. Groves entered West Point on the eve of World War I. When the United States entered the war, the Academy's curriculum was compressed into a two year matriculation in the belief that many new officers would be needed quickly on the European front.
		Groves protected the stockpile, and since the weapons were stored as component parts, Groves could obfuscate the true strategic strength of the American arsenal as political needs dictated.
		Leslie Groves is that administrator, the take-charge guy who knew how to inspire, find competent people to whom he delegated tasks, cajole and bully his way into the historical achievement of the first working atomic bomb.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1586420674 (1933 words)

	Leslie Groves
		Leslie Groves, the son of a Presbyterian minister, was born in Albany in the United States on 17th August, 1896.
		Leslie Groves died in Washington on 13th July, 1970.
		And General Leslie Groves (the general in charge of the Manhattan project), he's a fat man, and he hates people who smoke and drink.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWgroves.htm (439 words)

	LANL \| History \| People \| Some Staff Biographies
		Groves was born in 1896 in Albany, New York.
		Groves eventually won acceptance to West Point and graduated in 1918, fourth in his class.
		Groves accumulated an impeccable record during the 1930s, in the field as well as in the classroom.
	www.lanl.gov /history/people/L_Groves.shtml (781 words)

	Rain of Ruin Writing Sample (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Groves gets the job on the strength of his success managing another gigantic engineering challenge: the eighteen-month crash program to erect the War Department’s new Pentagon-shaped headquarters.
		Of the General, one admirer remarks, "Most impressive ego since Napoleon." Groves is a West Point graduate; pragmatic, driven, conservative, overweight – with two-pound boxes of chocolate always stashed in his office safe.
		Groves is at last persuaded that J. Robert Oppenheimer is the man for the job.
	www.timcurran.com /tim/rainsmpl.htm (339 words)

	General Leslie "Dick" Groves
		General Groves was born in upstate New York on August 17, 1896.
		He heard Groves say the the main reason for the bomb was to subdue the Soviets....
		During one such conversation Groves said that, of course, the real purpose in making the bomb was to subdue the Soviets.
	www.reformation.org /general-groves.html (2925 words)

	Atomic Heritage Foundation: The Scientists' Petition by William Lanouette (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		But, alerted by Oppenheimer, General Groves had his subordinates delay the petition until he received word from Tinian Island in the Pacific that the bombs were ready to be dropped.
		Ever since taking command of the Project in 1942, Groves had mistrusted Szilard; he had even tried to have him jailed that year as a suspicious and disruptive force among the scientists.
		To counter Szilard's petition, Groves ordered a poll among his scientists, but was chagrined when 83 percent of them favored a demonstration before using A-bombs against Japan.
	www.atomicheritage.org /petition.htm (684 words)

	Leslie Groves Home Support (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Leslie Groves Home Support Centre aims to provide the highest possible level of care and support, in keeping with each person’s needs, using socialisation programmes to ensure that Clients have the best quality of life within their personal choice of care.
		Leslie Groves Home was established in 1952, in a large house in Wakari Road.
		In September 1197, the Leslie Groves Hospital, catering for 25 Geriatric Residents and 41 Psychogeriatric Residents opened, completing the spectrum of care for the older person.
	www.miramare.co.nz /lesliegroves.htm (542 words)

	Foreign Affairs - Book Review - Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie R. Groves, the Manhattan Project's Indispensable ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Groves' political conservatism, suspicion of academics, and obsession with secrecy made him ludicrous to some, downright menacing to others.
		Yet this well-executed biography evinces an honest respect for Groves without disguising those sides of the man. His organizational abilities and drive made him all the more impressive, given the author's doubts about the institutional legacies that Grove left behind.
		As a window into the U.S. Army of the interwar period and World War II, as well as the birth of the nuclear age and its American culture, this is an exceptionally fine work.
	www.foreignaffairs.org /20020901fabook9768/robert-s-norris/racing-for-the-bomb-general-leslie-r-groves-the-manhattan-project-s-indispensable-man.html?mode=print (171 words)

	randomhouse.com \| ONLINE CATALOG
		COLONEL LESLIE R. GROVES was a career officer in the Army Corps of Engineers, fresh from overseeing hundreds of military construction projects, including the Pentagon, when he was given the job in September 1942 of building the atomic bomb.
		Groves finally emerges as the historic, tough, larger-than-life leader who made the atomic bomb happen and gave shape to the atomic age.” Groves’s hard work and numerous innovations during World War II also had a lasting imprint on the Cold War that followed.
		“I had always thought of General Leslie Groves as a fringe character in the story of the atomic bomb,”; says Seymour Hersh, “a military martinet widely ridiculed by the nuclear physicists.
	randomhouse.com /catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781586420673&view=print (300 words)

	American Experience \| Truman \| Primary Sources
		This is not a concise, formal military report but an attempt to recite what I would have told you if you had been here on my return from New Mexico.
		Every time the Director would be about to explode because of some untoward happening, General Groves would take him off and walk with him in the rain, counselling with him and reassuring him that everything would be all right.
		At twenty minutes before zero hour, General Groves left for his station at the base camp, first because it provided a better observation point and second, because of our rule that he and I must not be together in situations where there is an element of danger, which existed at both points.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/truman/psources/ps_memorandum.html (3115 words)

	Alsos: The General and the Bomb: A Biography of General Leslie R. Groves, Director of the Manhattan Project
		This biography of the life of General Leslie Groves covers the period from when he was assigned the position of director of the Manhattan Project until his death in 1970.
		Author William Lawren puts great emphasis on Groves’ role at Los Alamos, and chronicles the development of the bomb from an administrative, rather than a scientific point of view.
		The author draws on Groves’ personal papers, related documents, and his family’s perspective to tell the story, and includes additional information of historical importance.
	alsos.wlu.edu /information.aspx?id=135 (118 words)

	AddALL.com - Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie R. Groves, the Manhattan Project's Indispensable Man
		Groves finally emerges as the historic, tough, larger-than-life leader who made the atomic bomb happen and gave shape to the atomic age.
		Groves s hard work and numerous innovations during World War II also had a lasting imprint on the Cold War that followed.
		I had always thought of General Leslie Groves as a fringe character in the story of the atomic bomb, says Seymour Hersh, a military martinet widely ridiculed by the nuclear physicists.
	www.addall.com /detail/1586420674.html (322 words)

	Alsos: Reconsidering the "Atomic General": Leslie R. Groves
		Inactive Duplicate annotation - In this lengthy essay, an eminent historian reexamines the role of General Leslie Groves, the military head of the Manhattan Project, in the development and use of the first nuclear weapons.
		He discusses a number of significant books and articles that feature General Groves in the context of reviewing the 2002 biography by Robert Norris.
		The essay offers interesting insights into both General Groves and the Manhattan Project.
	alsos.wlu.edu /information.aspx?id=1910 (131 words)

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