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George E. Hyde

ChemistOak Ridge, TN

Manhattan Project Veteran
George Hyde

George Hyde was a chemist assigned to the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee from February 1944 to the end of the war. Hyde received a B.S. with high distinction in Chemistry from the Worcester Technological Institute. He was a civilian employee for both the Tennessee Eastman Corporation an Carbide and Carbon Chemical Corporation. Hyde's worked primarily at the Y-12 electromagnetic enrichment plant in building 9203. In addition to general chemical analysis he worked on improving methods of monitoring radiation exposures.

George E. Hyde's Timeline
1922 Feb 22nd Born in Springfield, Massachusetts
1944 Aug 5th Began work at Oak Ridge with the Tennessee Eastman Corporation
1947 Aug 5th Completed service to Manhattan Project and left Oak Ridge
1964 Feb 8th Died at the age of 41

Hyde's certificate from the Secretary of War verifying his contribution to the Manhattan Project.

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