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K-25 Plant

United States · Warfare / Nuclear. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1943–1944Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1943

Harold Urey1943

Oak Ridge · Warfare / Nuclear

Gaseous diffusion plant development advances uranium enrichment.

1944

Percival C. Keith1944

Oak Ridge · Warfare / Nuclear

Leads major engineering work for gaseous-diffusion enrichment.

Names involved

Harold UreyPercival C. Keith

Provenance

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