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Electromagnetic Pilot Plant Recommendation

United States of America · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1942

Ernest Orlando Lawrence13 September 1942

Berkeley · Science / Physics

The S-1 Executive Committee recommends a Tennessee pilot plant based on Lawrence's electromagnetic isotope-separation work.

Names involved

Ernest Orlando Lawrence

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