Gilman Hall

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Gilman Hall is a historic academic building at the University of California, Berkeley, known for its pivotal role in early 20th-century chemical research, including work related to the discovery of plutonium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic building
chemistry building
historic building
adjacentTo Hilgard Hall
Latimer Hall
architecturalStyle Neoclassical architecture
surface form: Classical Revival
associatedWith Arthur C. Wahl
Edwin McMillan
surface form: Edwin M. McMillan

Glenn T. Seaborg
Joseph W. Kennedy
College of Chemistry
surface form: UC Berkeley College of Chemistry faculty

discovery of plutonium
nuclear chemistry research
radiochemistry research
campus UC Berkeley campus
surface form: UC Berkeley main campus
category Chemistry buildings
Historic buildings in Berkeley, California
University and college buildings in California
country United States of America
surface form: United States
fieldOfWork chemistry
nuclear chemistry
radiochemistry
floorCount 3
hasFunction classrooms
faculty offices
research laboratories
hasLaboratoryType radiation research laboratories
wet chemistry laboratories
hasName Gilman Hall self-link
heritageStatus U.S. National Historic Chemical Landmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
inception early 20th century
locatedIn Berkeley
surface form: Berkeley, California

United States of America
surface form: United States

University of California, Berkeley
locatedOn Bancroft Way
surface form: Campanile Way
material reinforced concrete
namedAfter Daniel Coit Gilman
notableFor historic chemistry laboratories
role in development of transuranium elements research
role in early 20th-century chemical research
operator University of California, Berkeley
partOf University of California, Berkeley
surface form: UC Berkeley College of Chemistry

UC Berkeley campus
surface form: UC Berkeley central campus
roofMaterial tile
significantEvent early research related to the discovery of plutonium
usedFor chemical research
chemistry instruction
laboratory teaching

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College of Chemistry hasBuilding Gilman Hall
Gilman Hall hasName Gilman Hall self-link
Latimer Hall neighboringBuilding Gilman Hall