James Bryant Conant Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for James Bryant Conant, based on 3 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

3 records1942–19423 events1 places

Chronological biography

1942

Atomic Project Status Report29 August 1942

Warfare / Nuclear · Washington

Conant's status report, relayed through Vannevar Bush to the Secretary of War, reports encouraging results from Oppenheimer's bomb-design group.

British Information Exchange RestrictionOctober 1942

Warfare / Nuclear · Washington

Conant recommends sharply restricting atomic information exchange with Britain; Bush forwards the recommendation to Roosevelt.

Centrifuge Separation AbandonedOctober 1942

Science / Technology · Washington

The centrifuge method for uranium isotope separation is abandoned after persistent technical difficulties.

Record provenance

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