William laurence biography

Although the flow of information about the Manhattan Project was tightly controlled, New York Times reporter William L. Laurence was allowed unique access to the inner workings of the project.

A Lithuanian immigrant who fled Russia in , Laurence graduated from Harvard Law School before becoming a reporter.

In an article published in September ,  “The Atom Gives Up,” he foresaw the awesome potential of harnessing atomic energy.

Laurence’s article was so alarmingly prescient that in , General Leslie Groves ordered that anyone borrowing the article from a library be reported to him.

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William Laurence was born in Lithuania in As a young man he developed radical political opinions and in he was forced to flee from Russia.

Edward Adler ended up on the “suspect” list after checking out the article to learn more about gaseous diffusion.

In April , Groves decided to retain the services of a reporter and asked the managing editor of the New York Times to provide Laurence.

At the time, the newspaper was headquartered in the Times Square Building. The arrangement worked out well for both sides: the Times got