Bob Aldredge, died last night. His girlfriend lives on the street behind my house and doesn't drive so I'm taking her to the funeral. I met him at a party a few years ago and he came to speak at our school. His wife, who died many years ago, was the person who discovered the spy ring at Los Alamos.
Never imagined I'd have any connection to one of the most momentous events in human history.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

seriously.. that is soo cool(not his passing)

To Bob!

He's the only guy that pressed my buttons.

I now have an Oppenheimer Number of 4. Previously I had an Oppenheimer Number of 7.

Holy electrons this place is getting quarky.

Sad to hear of his passing, he must have been pretty old!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

I heard them listing his age as 93...which means he was probably in his early-mid 20s when he was working on the Manhattan Project...

Pretty impressive for a 20-something kid...try finding one of those today in the wonderful world of McWorkers!

We'd end up throwing potatos at each other...potato guns would have yet to be invented...

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M. G. Burg
'10 - Dakota SXT - Daily Ride / ≈ 172.5K
.'76 - 450SLC - 107.024.12 / < .89.20 K
..'77 - 280E - 123.033.12 / > 128.20 K
...'67 - El Camino - 283ci / > 207.00 K
....'75 - Yamaha - 650XS / < 21.00 K
.....'87 - G20 Sportvan / > 206.00 K
......'85 - 4WINNS 160 I.O. / 140hp
.......'74 - Honda CT70 / Real 125
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“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ Yogi Berra ~

In the field of physics, most creative work is done early in the career. It's not a law of nature but it's a safe bet.

B

He kept up his creative work as an adult too. At age 93 he'd had a girlfriend for 22 years that his family didn't know about.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

The whole nuclear weapons thing is like a train wreck: horrible to see but, you simply cannot take your eyes off of it because it's so fascinating.

A year or two ago, Bot posted a Rapatronic photo taken milliseconds after a tower detonation...that pic got me started on a wild research trip across the 'net, looking for everything I could find out about nuclear testing and the science behind it all.

No doubt, I'm on a list at the NSA or FBI now but I don't care, the history made during that time was dagonne interesting to read about.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

That info was Top Secret; distributed on an eyes-only, need to know basis.

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Never a dull moment at Berry Hill Farm.

Nice one!

Randy

I have a couple of books you might enjoy. "Christmas Island Cracker" and "Operation Grapple". Both British books, both very rare in this country.

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Palangi

2004 C240 Wagon 203.261 Baby Benz
2008 ML320 CDI Highway Cruiser
2006 Toyota Prius, Saving the Planet @ 48 mpg
2000 F-150, Destroying the Planet @ 20 mpg



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