Manhattan Project17 May 1941
A report by Arthur Compton and the National Academy of Sciences is issued which finds favorable the prospects of developing nuclear power production for military use
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Arthur Compton Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Arthur Compton, based on 4 World History Database records associated with United States of America.
4 records1941–19422 events1 places
Chronological biography
1941
National Academy of Sciences17 May 1941
A report by Arthur Compton and the National Academy of Sciences is issued which finds favorable the prospects of developing nuclear power production for military use
Manhattan Project6 December 1941
Vannevar Bush holds a meeting to organize an accelerated research project, managed by Arthur Compton, Harold Urey develops research into gaseous diffusion as uranium enrichment & Ernest Lawrence investigates separation methods
1942
Manhattan Project1942
Arthur Compton organizes the University of Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory in early 1942 to study plutonium and fission piles (primitive nuclear reactors)
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