Letter from Luis Alvarez to His Son
1945
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This item is an unsigned, three-page typewritten letter to Alvarez' son Walter, headed "August 6th, 10 minutes off the Jap coast at 26,000 feet," that describes the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of Energy.
National Archives Identifier:
1746778Full Citation: Letter from Luis Alvarez to His Son; 1945; General Records of the Department of Energy, Record Group 434. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-from-luis-alvarez-to-his-son, March 28, 2024]