Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

A. Francis Birch Biography and Timeline

Follow A. Francis Birch through 2 dated historical records for United States of America.

A. Francis Birch, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

2Distinct records
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1944–1945Years on this page

1944

Uranium Gun Project Leadership

Los Alamos · Warfare / Nuclear

Birch takes charge of the uranium gun-weapon programme that will produce the Little Boy design.

1945

Little Boy Projectile Casting

Los Alamos · Warfare / Nuclear

Casting of the uranium-235 projectile component for Little Boy is completed.

Records, sources and methodology

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