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Eleanor Phillips

Laboratory AssistantChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Eleanor Phillips was a laboratory assistant at the Chicago Met Lab during the Manhattan Project. She worked in Section C-II of the Chemistry Division. 

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