Ames Laboratory Reactor Dedication (1963)
Channel: ISU Library. SCUA. AV Collection.
Date: 2014-04-14

This video shows the cornerstone unveiling ceremony for the Ames Laboratory nuclear reactor. The event takes place on May 30, 1963, on the campus of Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa. Speeches and introductions were given by Frank Spedding, Director of the Ames Laboratory, James H. Hilton, President of Iowa State University, and Glenn T. Seaborg, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. Those introduced at the ceremony included members of the Board of Regents of the State of Iowa, Congressman Neal Smith, members of the Atomic Energy Commission, and members of the Ames Laboratory including Harley Wilhelm, Adolph Voigt, and Willard McCorkle.