@wellerstein I find it strangely satisfying!
The Manhattan Project kept track of expenses down to the cent, but the total ended up adding up to a perfect dollar.pic.twitter.com/sXLHr6DQWx
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@wellerstein It's only a 1 in 100 chance (maybe 1 against 99). Some acountant amended it, for sure ;-)
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@wellerstein because “we didn’t have a set of books showing costs, since the Army’s Manhattan District didn’t have or keep any.” 2/2 -
@SchwartzCNS Maybe they just didn't share it with him—they kept very careful books. Groves wanted the finances spotless, in case they failed
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@wellerstein Some additional details (from "Atomic Audit," p. 62). They knew where money went, just not why:pic.twitter.com/SngarmOz1k
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@SchwartzCNS I wouldn't characterize the records as lump sums. They have lots on individual contracts, division expenditures, etc.
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@wellerstein Thanks! Are the budget details in the official MED history you scanned/posted a while back or someplace else? -
@SchwartzCNS Yes, in the Manhattan District History. Both in the Financial volumes, but also broken down further in the individual volumes
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@wellerstein@brandontlocke so how many dollars for each person killed? -
@ibeilin@brandontlocke ~$7,500 and $14,500 or so, depending on which fatality figures you go with and where you draw the line on costs. -
@wellerstein thanks for that tweet, by the way - it led me to your amazing blog!
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@wellerstein So the whole shebang cost $21 Billion in today's dollars.... -
@gbrumfiel Depends how you do the deflator — I prefer production line labor, which puts it at $30bn — see http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2013/05/17/the-price-of-the-manhattan-project/ … — but yeah
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@wellerstein During WWII, my late grandmother’s job was approving travel reimbursements for Manhattan Project officials. This was her jam.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein Strange, then, that when Lilienthal presented AEC's first budget to Congress in 1947 he could not clearly justify it ... 1/2Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein@shawsam Take note that the most brilliant minds also agreed that the penny is an absolute nuisance!#sorryAbeLincolnThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein@AtomicHeritage A very rare document. Thanks.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@wellerstein: Manh Proj. kept track of expenses to the cent, but total ended up to a perfect dollar. pic.twitter.com/KJj4pVsJ6K”@NateSilver538
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@wellerstein@AtomicHeritage one chance in 100Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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