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Met Lab Engineering Deadline

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

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1942

Leslie Richard Groves5 October 1942

Chicago · Warfare / Nuclear

During a visit to the Metallurgical Laboratory, Groves orders long-delayed engineering decisions for plutonium production to be settled within five days.

Names involved

Leslie Richard Groves

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