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John L. Kuranz (1921-1995) was an American engineer, physicist, and inventor. During the Manhattan Project, Kuranz was a member of the Special Engineer Detachment at the University of Chicago Met Lab.
Anton Kegl was a janitor at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.
Joseph W. Kennedy (1916-1957) was an American chemist. In 1940 he co-discovered plutonium with Glenn Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, and Arthur Wahl.