Edith Warner

Edith Warner

Edith Warner (1893–1951[1]), also known by the nickname "The Woman at Otowi Crossing", was an American tea room owner in Los Alamos, New Mexico, who is best known for serving various scientists and military officers working at the Los Alamos National Laboratory during the original creation of the atomic bomb as a part of the Manhattan Project. Warner's influence on the morale and overall attitude of the people there has been noted and written about by various journalists and historians, including several books about her life, a stage play, a photography exhibition, an opera, and a dance.

  1. ^ "In the Shadow of Los Alamos: Selected Writings of Edith Warner". unmpress.com. University of New Mexico Press. May 2008. Retrieved April 16, 2021.

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