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E. N. Taylor

Y-12 Plant

E. N. Taylor worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.

Herbert G. “Mac” MacPherson

Chicago, IL

Herbert G. “Mac” MacPherson (1911-1993) was an American nuclear engineer. MacPherson’s expertise on graphite made him a valuable consultant for the Manhattan Project.

Niels Bohr

Los Alamos, NM

Niels Bohr (1885-1962) was a Danish physicist and winner of the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics.  Bohr began his work on the Manhattan Project after fleeing to Sweden from Denmark because of German occupation in 1943.

Thomas Mitchell

Oak Ridge, TN

Thomas Mitchell worked for the Tennessee Eastman Corporation at the Y-12 Plant.