[NJARC] Ed Grothus Of The Black Hole Died Today

[John Dilks K2TQN]

Footage of Ed Grothus, former nuclear bomb maker and proprietor of 
the Black Hole, a surplus store/junkyard/museum dedicated to the 
detritus and ephemera of the Los Alamos National Laboratory.


Ed Grothus Of The Black Hole Died Today

Ed Grothus, proprietor of the os Alamos Sales Company most commonly 
known as The Black Hole has died today.

Ed Grothus worked at Los Alamos National Labs building nuclear bombs, 
quitting that job and becoming a anit-nucelar activist and then 
founding the The Black Hole. The Black Hole is a store which has 
military surplus and salvage equipment from the Los Alamos Labs in 
New Mexico. The Black Hole web site says they are a recycler of 
nuclear waste. The Black Hole is famous for providing movie props and 
materials for artists.

Ed was the subject of three documentaries: Atomic Ed & The Black 
Hole, Los Alamos und die Erben Der Bombe and Laboratory Conditions. 
He also received various awards.

There is a video on YouTube entitled The Black Hole in which Ed tells 
his story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZfcJsWEtl0   Great story here ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPYqyRsheCg  Check out his collection here...

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/02/13/rip-atomic-ed-grothu.html

http://www.flickr.com/photos/eecue/1200738336/