Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
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The Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory was a key Manhattan Project research center at the University of Chicago where scientists developed nuclear reactor technology and laid the groundwork for the first controlled, self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Manhattan Project research laboratory
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nuclear research facility → |
| associatedEvent |
Chicago Pile-1
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| associatedWithFacility |
Chicago Pile-1
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Chicago Pile-2 → Chicago Pile-3 → |
| codeName |
Met Lab
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| contributedTo |
design of Hanford production reactors
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development of nuclear fuel fabrication techniques → development of reactor control methods → |
| country |
United States
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| director |
Arthur H. Compton
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| endTime |
1946
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| fieldOfWork |
metallurgy
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nuclear physics → plutonium production research → radiation chemistry → reactor engineering → |
| historicalSignificance |
early center of nuclear reactor theory and experimentation
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major scientific component of the Manhattan Project in the Midwest → |
| keyPerson |
Enrico Fermi
→
Eugene Wigner → Glenn T. Seaborg → Herbert L. Anderson → James Franck → John A. Wheeler → Leo Szilard → Walter Zinn → |
| locatedIn |
University of Chicago
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| locatedInBuilding |
Metallurgical Laboratory building
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| locatedInCity |
Chicago
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| locatedInState |
Illinois
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| militaryBranchPartner |
United States Army
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| notableAchievement |
laid groundwork for first controlled self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction
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| operatedBy |
University of Chicago
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| operatedFor |
Manhattan Engineer District
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United States Army Corps of Engineers → |
| partOf |
Manhattan Project
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| primaryFocus |
design of plutonium production reactors
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development of nuclear reactor technology → |
| researchArea |
graphite-moderated reactors
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health physics → heavy-water-moderated reactors → plutonium metallurgy → radiation safety → uranium metallurgy → |
| sponsoredBy |
United States government
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| startTime |
1942
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| successor |
Argonne National Laboratory
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory → |
Referenced by (21)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Eugene Wigner
("Metallurgical Laboratory, University of Chicago")
→
Leona Woods ("Metallurgical Laboratory") → Walter Zinn ("Metallurgical Laboratory") → |
employer |
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Met Lab
("Metallurgical Laboratory")
→
Met Lab → |
alsoKnownAs |
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Stagg Field, University of Chicago
("Metallurgical Laboratory")
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associatedWith |
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Franck Report
("Metallurgical Laboratory")
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commissionedBy |
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Szilard petition
("Metallurgical Laboratory")
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createdAt |
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Met Lab
("University of Chicago Institute for Nuclear Studies")
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dissolvedInto |
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Manhattan Project sites
("Metallurgical Laboratory, University of Chicago")
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hasPart |
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Chicago Metallurgical Laboratory
("Metallurgical Laboratory building")
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locatedInBuilding |
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British Mission to the Manhattan Project
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location |
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Chicago Pile-2
("Metallurgical Laboratory")
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managedBy |
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Chicago Pile-1
("Metallurgical Laboratory")
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operator |
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Franck Report
("Metallurgical Laboratory, University of Chicago")
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placeOfOrigin |
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George Weil
("Metallurgical Laboratory")
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placeOfWork |
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Argonne National Laboratory
("Metallurgical Laboratory")
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predecessor |
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Manhattan Project
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site |
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Stagg Field, University of Chicago
("Metallurgical Laboratory")
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usedBy |
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Atomic Quest
("Metallurgical Laboratory (Chicago Met Lab)")
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workDescribed |
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Leo Szilard
("Metallurgical Laboratory")
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workedAt |