History on Tap: Meet Oscar Seborer
On June 1, LANL historian Alan Carr (joined by surprise guest historian Harvey Klehr) led an online conversation about a newly discovered World War II spy in Los Alamos. In September 2019, historians John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr published an article unmasking Oscar Seborer as a wartime spy at Los Alamos. The FBI records Haynes and Klehr discovered left little doubt that Seborer was guilty of espionage, but they shed very little light on what he did at Los Alamos and what he might have stolen for the Soviet atomic bomb program. Carr provides insight into the Seborer's espionage, utilizing very recently discovered records from LANL's National Security Research Center. Alan B. Carr currently serves as a Program Manager and the Senior Historian for Los Alamos National Laboratory. During his 17 years at the Lab, Alan has produced several publications pertaining to the Manhattan Project, nuclear weapons testing, and the Laboratory's development during the Cold War years. He has lectured for numerous professional organizations and been featured as a guest on many local, national, and international radio and television programs. Before coming to Los Alamos, Alan completed his graduate studies at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. History on Tap is part of the On Tap series presented by the Los Alamos Creative District. Each month features one On Tap with a rotating theme of history, nature and culture hosted by the Los Alamos Historical Society and Pajarito Environmental Education Center. Science On Tap, hosted by the Bradbury Science Museum, happens every month.
On June 1, LANL historian Alan Carr (joined by surprise guest historian Harvey Klehr) led an online conversation about a newly discovered World War II spy in Los Alamos. In September 2019, historians John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr published an article unmasking Oscar Seborer as a wartime spy at Los Alamos. The FBI records Haynes and Klehr discovered left little doubt that Seborer was guilty of espionage, but they shed very little light on what he did at Los Alamos and what he might have stolen for the Soviet atomic bomb program. Carr provides insight into the Seborer's espionage, utilizing very recently discovered records from LANL's National Security Research Center. Alan B. Carr currently serves as a Program Manager and the Senior Historian for Los Alamos National Laboratory. During his 17 years at the Lab, Alan has produced several publications pertaining to the Manhattan Project, nuclear weapons testing, and the Laboratory's development during the Cold War years. He has lectured for numerous professional organizations and been featured as a guest on many local, national, and international radio and television programs. Before coming to Los Alamos, Alan completed his graduate studies at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. History on Tap is part of the On Tap series presented by the Los Alamos Creative District. Each month features one On Tap with a rotating theme of history, nature and culture hosted by the Los Alamos Historical Society and Pajarito Environmental Education Center. Science On Tap, hosted by the Bradbury Science Museum, happens every month.