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Metallurgical Laboratory

The Metallurgical Laboratory (or Met Lab) was a scientific laboratory from 1942 to 1946 at the University of Chicago. It was established in February 1942 and became the Argonne National Laboratory in July 1946.

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Budget
$30.69 million (1943–1946)
Director
Richard L. Doan Samuel K. Allison Joyce C. Stearns Farrington Daniels
Established
February 1942 (1942-02)–July 1946 (1946-07)
Field of research
Plutonium chemistry and metallurgy, nuclear reactor design
Nobel laureates
Arthur Compton Enrico Fermi James Franck Glenn Seaborg Eugene Wigner
Operating agency
University of Chicago

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Metallurgical Laboratory

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Metallurgical Laboratory

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related to Chemistry and metallurgy · 19
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related to External links · 7
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Budget · 1
Metallurgical Laboratory → $30.69 million (1943–1946)
Director · 1
Metallurgical Laboratory → Richard L. Doan Samuel K. Allison Joyce C. Stearns Farrington Daniels
Established · 1
Metallurgical Laboratory → February 1942 (1942-02)–July 1946 (1946-07)

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Metallurgical LaboratoryBudget$30.69 million (1943–1946)1.00infobox
Metallurgical LaboratoryDirectorRichard L. Doan Samuel K. Allison Joyce C. Stearns Farrington Daniels1.00infobox
Metallurgical LaboratoryEstablishedFebruary 1942 (1942-02)–July 1946 (1946-07)1.00infobox
Metallurgical LaboratoryField of researchPlutonium chemistry and metallurgy, nuclear reactor design1.00infobox
Metallurgical LaboratoryLocationChicago, Illinois, United States .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser…1.00infobox
Metallurgical LaboratoryNobel laureatesArthur Compton Enrico Fermi James Franck Glenn Seaborg Eugene Wigner1.00infobox
Metallurgical LaboratoryOperating agencyUniversity of Chicago1.00infobox
Metallurgical LaboratoryResearch typeclassified1.00infobox
Metallurgical LaboratoryStaff2,008 on 1 July 19441.00infobox
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determine the neutron capture cross section of elementsinstance ofThis included tests to investigate the properties of isotopes0.80text
compounds that might be used to construct future reactorsinstance ofThis included tests to investigate the properties of isotopes0.80text

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