I write from Santa Fe, New Mexico, where, joined by the amazing Judge Paul Grimm, I have the enviable annual task of talking with employment law specialists about e-discovery at a venerable ALI CLE event called Current Developments in Employment Law. Housed at the charming La Fonda Hotel, I am just steps away from 109 East Palace Street, the portal through which all civilian scientists and their families passed on their way to nearby Los Alamos to work on the Manhattan Project (so named to deflect suspicion from the real locations in Los Alamos, NM and Oak Ridge, TN). Today, Los Alamos is world famous for the role it played in the creation of the atomic bomb; but back in 1943, Los Alamos was the most closely guarded secret in the world. Officially, it didn’t exist. You couldn’t even send mail there. Instead, all communications came addressed to “Box 1663, Santa Fe, New Mexico.”
When in Los Alamos, I never fail to visit a little gem called the Norris E. Bradbury Science Museum. The Bradbury has incomparable exhibits exploring the lives of the many ordinary and extraordinary people who changed the world at an old ranch school in the high desert. It’s also a great place to get up close and personal with a nuclear warhead. Admission is free, but you still need to pass through military checkpoints to come into town.
It will come as no surprise that I am passionate about computers. Heck, I could look at computers all day (and often do) But, you may be surprised to learn that computers played a big part in the development of the first Los Alamos A-bombs (code named Fat Man and Little Boy). Los Alamos had the finest computers that money could buy. Why am I so enamored of computers from that long-ago era? Check out this clip from the new television series, Manhattan, to find out.
They sure don’t make ’em like they used to.
jessemoskel said:
Very entertaining, Mr. Ball. Made me think I need to upgrade my “ancient” desktop model to something a little more…sleek. 😉
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Richard Anton said:
Craig – while you are in Santa Fe, check out our favorite restaurant almost anywhere – Café Don Pasqual. They have communal seating and a very interesting variety of foods. Open for breakfast and other meals, although they might close early. Do not recall the specific location, but anyone in the know should be able to direct you. Definitely something not to miss – we have driven 100 miles out of our way to eat there when traveling west.
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craigball said:
Thanks. I expect you mean Cafe Pasqual’s on Don Gaspar Ave. I never miss eating there, and it happens we are booked at the communal table tonight. It’s just a block off the square.
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erniesvenson said:
Hey Craig:
LOVED that post! And I’m very excited about the new TV series Manhattan.
Have you read this book by the way? I loved it and wrote a short uninteresting blog post about it, which serves as testament to how good I thought it was.
If you haven’t read it, you should consider reading it. It was fascinating in showing how secret the whole bomb testing thing was, and the lengths to which the gov went to keep it secret.
Hope all is well!
Best,
Ernie
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