National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Donald Ames joined the Manhattan Project as a G.I. at the University of Chicago in 1943. Ames worked under Nobel Prize chemist Glenn Seaborg at the Metallurgical Laboratory, where he helped determine the chemical properties of plutonium and developed a rapid method for measuring the radium concentration in solutions.
John Stout (1912-1999) was an American chemist. Stout was born in Seattle. He earned a B.S. and a Ph.
Joseph D. Buscher served in the 509th Headquarters and Base Services Squadron.
