▁to ▁anth ra x ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁Another ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁from ▁vir al ▁en ce phal itis . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁base , ▁Building ▁ 4 7 0 , ▁locally ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" An th ra x ▁Tower ". ▁Building ▁ 4 7 0 ▁was ▁a ▁pilot ▁plant ▁for ▁testing ▁optimal ▁fer ment or ▁and ▁b acter ial ▁pur ification ▁techn ologies . ▁The ▁information ▁gained ▁in ▁this ▁pilot ▁plant ▁sh aped ▁the ▁fer ment or ▁technology ▁that ▁was ▁ultimately ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁ph arma ce ut ical ▁industry ▁to ▁revolution ize ▁production ▁of ▁ant ib iot ics ▁and ▁other ▁dru gs . ▁Building ▁ 4 7 0 ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁without ▁any ▁ad verse ▁effects ▁on ▁the ▁demol ition ▁workers ▁or ▁the ▁environment . ▁The ▁facility ▁acquired ▁the ▁nick name ▁" F ort ▁Do om " ▁while ▁off ensive ▁bi ological ▁war fare ▁research ▁was ▁undert aken ▁there . ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁bomb s ▁containing ▁anth ra x ▁sp ores ▁were ▁produced ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁under ▁Project ▁Pap erc lip ▁and ▁its ▁success ors , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁government ▁rec ru ited ▁over ▁ 1 , 6 0 0 ▁German ▁and ▁Aust rian ▁scient ists ▁and ▁engine ers ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁fields ▁such ▁as ▁aircraft ▁design