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Betty Murray

TechnicianChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Betty Murray was a technician in the Solvent-Extraction Group at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project. Before becoming a technician, she worked as a typist for the Solvent-Extraction Group.

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