Author: Joshua McGuffie

I am a doctoral candidate in the History Department at UCLA studying 20th century history of biology, technology, and of the environment. My research focuses on the Medical Section of the Manhattan Engineer District.

Hanford Reach National Monument

At the March, 2014, meeting of the Columbia History of Science Group in Friday Harbor, I gave a talk entitled: “Hanford Reach: Ironic Preservation or the Same Old Mission.” In the talk I discussed the history of the areas at the Hanford Nuclear Site that have become Hanford Reach National Monument. Hanford is unique among…

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Wilderness Act Turns 50

Wilderness Act Turns 50 A post I wrote on the Wilderness Act for the OSU School of History, Science, and Religion’s blog. It can also be seen at OSU’s Spring Creek Project.