(1907-11-13)13 November 1907 Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died
21 February 2000(2000-02-21) (aged 92) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Army
Years of service
1929–1953
Rank
Major General
Commands held
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project Manhattan Engineer District
Battles/wars
Occupation of Nicaragua World War II
Awards
Distinguished Service Medal (2) United States Atomic Energy Commission Distinguished Service Award Commander of the Order of the British Empire, (Great Britain) Medal of Merit (Nicaragua)
Alma mater
Cornell University (BS, MS) University of Iowa (PhD)
Kenneth David Nichols CBE (13 November 1907 – 21 February 2000) was an officer in the United States Army, and a civil engineer who worked on the secret Manhattan Project, which developed the atomic bomb during World War II. He served as Deputy District Engineer to James C. Marshall, and from 13 August 1943 as the District Engineer of the Manhattan Engineer District. Nichols led both the uranium production facility at the Clinton Engineer Works at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and the plutonium production facility at Hanford Engineer Works in Washington state.
Nichols remained with the Manhattan Project after the war until it was taken over by the Atomic Energy Commission in 1947. He was the military liaison officer with the Atomic Energy Commission from 1946 to 1947. After briefly teaching at the United States Military Academy at West Point, he was promoted to major general and became chief of the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, responsible for the military aspects of atomic weapons, including logistics, handling and training. He was deputy director for the Atomic Energy Matters, Plans and Operations Division of the Army's general staff, and was the senior Army member of the military liaison committee that worked with the Atomic Energy Commission.
In 1950, General Nichols became deputy director of the Guided Missiles Division of the Department of Defense. He was appointed chief of research and development when it was reorganized in 1952. In 1953, he became the general manager of the Atomic Energy Commission, where he promoted the construction of nuclear power plants. He played a key role in the proceedings brought against J. Robert Oppenheimer that resulted in Oppenheimer's security clearance being revoked. In later life, Nichols became an engineering consultant on private nuclear power plants.
Kenneth David Nichols CBE (13 November 1907 – 21 February 2000) was an officer in the United States Army, and a civil engineer who worked on the secret...
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to KennethNichols, except for contracts of $5 million or more that required his authority. The written authority was only given in 1944 when Nichols was...
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Hoddeson et al. 1993, pp. 42–44. Hoddeson et al. 1993, p. 55. Nichols 1987, p. 64. Nichols 1987, pp. 64–65. Hoddeson et al. 1993, p. 87. Serber & Crease...
McVeigh, Nichols, and Fortier were the only defendants indicted in the bombing. Nichols denied his involvement in the plot until 2004. Nichols's mother...
was ready at the beginning of May 1945. Manhattan District Engineer KennethNichols expected on 1 May 1945 to have enriched uranium "for one weapon before...
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warehouse. In September 1942, Lieutenant Colonel KennethNichols met Sengier in his New York office. Nichols had been ordered to find uranium by the head...
Nichelle Nichols (/nɪˈʃɛl/ nish-EL; born Grace Dell Nichols; December 28, 1932 – July 30, 2022) was an American actress, singer and dancer whose portrayal...
the site was in Anderson County. The Manhattan District Engineer, KennethNichols, moved the Manhattan District headquarters from Manhattan to Oak Ridge...
Marshall and KennethNichols on their return trip to New York. After dinner on the train they discussed the project while squeezed into Nichol’s one-person...
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Southern California did not eventuate. On 11 March 1948 Lilienthal and KennethNichols were summoned to the White House where Truman told them "I know you...
originally intended for a (cancelled) nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. KennethNichols, a consultant for the Connecticut Yankee and Yankee Rowe nuclear power...
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