Project Pluto: The Nuclear Crowbar

Ted Merkle: The Eccentric Project Head

Ted C. Merkle was technical director of Project Pluto. Working at Livermore lab, Ted Merkle was referred to as charismatic, impatient, and straightforward. Interestingly, he developed a precursor to the CAT scan when he contracted Liver cancer. Frusterated with the care being provided by his doctors, Merkle and scientist Richard Werner developed a radiological device to create a map of his liver. He was aware at this point that the disease would be lethal. He simply wanted to see it.

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