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The Secret Manhattan Project Tunnels at Columbia — Keith Thomson

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"This was largely a secret until that damned book [ Once a Spy ] was published."—Columbia official. The eighteen-year-old who would become known in Columbia lore as Poughkeepsie Pete enrolled at the university’s School of Engineering in 1990. From his first day on campus,

The Secret Manhattan Project Tunnels at Columbia "This was largely a secret until that damned book [ Once a Spy ] was published."—Columbia official. The eighteen-year-old who would become known in Columbia lore as Poughkeepsie Pete enrolled at the university’s School of Engineering in 1990. From his first day on campus, wherever he went, he marveled at the possibility that the hallowed Manhattan Project tunnels might be beneath his feet. Little was known about the complex beyond its role in the Allied victory. Nothing about the offices and laboratories had been declassified. Entry was forbidde

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