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Atomic Energy Commission

United States of America · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1947

Harry S Truman1947

Government / Republican Party Government

The United States Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) is an agency of the United States Government established after World War II by Congress to foster and control the peace time development of atomic science and technology

Names involved

Harry S Truman

Provenance

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