Photograph
White House Photographs
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President John F. Kennedy visits with a group of scientists involved in the original Enrico Fermi experiment, conducted as part of the Manhattan Project in 1942, during a visit marking the 20th anniversary of the experiment. Standing at center with backs to the camera are (L-R) Ambassador of Italy, Sergio Fenoaltea; President Kennedy; and an unidentified person. Also pictured: Director of Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University, Dr. Frank H. Spedding; Assistant Director of Applied Physics at Argonne National Laboratory, Dr. William J. Sturm; physicist, Dr. Gerard Pawlicki; scientist at Honeywell Electronic Data Processing, Thomas Brill; professor of theoretical physics at Caltech, Dr. Robert F. Christy; research physicist at Phillips Petroleum Company, Hugh M. Barton, Jr.; Philip G. Koontz, of the Los Alamos National Laboratory; and former Director of Argonne National Laboratory, Dr. Walter H. Zinn. Rose Garden, White House, Washington, D.C. [Please see the President's appointment book for a full list of attendees.]