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Estelle B. Lucas

Laboratory Assistant; Chemistry DivisionChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Estelle B. Lucas was a laboratory assistant in the Chemistry Division at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

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