National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Warren H. Burgus was a research assistant in the Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) at the University of Chicago during the Manhattan Project.
John H. Williams (1908-1966) was a Canadian-American physicist. Williams transferred to Los Alamos in early 1943 and was among the first group of scientists to arrive on the Hill.
Lise Meitner (1878-1968) was an Austrian physicist. Meitner was part of the team that discovered and explained nuclear fission and foresaw its explosive potential.
Joseph Kouba was a janitor at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.
