Linda Carrick Thomas ’79
Author, Polonium in the Playhouse: The Manhattan Project’s Secret Chemistry Work in Dayton, Ohio

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At the height of the race to build an atomic bomb, an indoor tennis court in one of the Midwest’s most affluent residential neighborhoods became a secret Manhattan Project laboratory. Polonium in the Playhouse presents the intriguing story of how this most unlikely site in Dayton became one of the most classified portions of the Manhattan Project.

Weaving Manhattan Project history with the life and work of the scientist, industrial leader and singing showman Charles Allen Thomas, Polonium in the Playhouse offers a fascinating look at the vast and complicated program that changed world history and introduces the men and women who raced against time to build the initiator for the bomb.

What’s Next?

Combining time-tested foundational pedagogy and a healthy dash of innovation, Milton Academy looks to the future. This issue is a celebration of the very best of interdisciplinary study, high academic standards, new methods and perspectives, and a daring embrace of the unknown. Alumni search for lessons from a dynamic past and rethink legacy industries—leading with new approaches to the most challenging issues of the day. On campus, Milton teachers and students look at classic disciplines with new eyes.