Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
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Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:research_institute
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| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Met_Lab
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:director |
gptkb:Arthur_H._Compton
|
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1946
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| gptkbp:established |
1942
|
| gptkbp:focus |
nuclear reactor development
plutonium production |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
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| gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
|
| gptkbp:notableAchievement |
first controlled nuclear chain reaction
|
| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
gptkb:Eugene_Wigner gptkb:Leo_Szilard |
| gptkbp:notableProject |
gptkb:Chicago_Pile-1
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Manhattan_Project
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
support atomic bomb development
|
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Argonne_National_Laboratory
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Manhattan_Engineer_District
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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