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Helen Pellock

TechnicianChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Helen Pellock (1926-1957) was a technician in the Chemistry Division of the Chicago Met Lab, working under Glenn Seaborg. She joined in 1944, after studying at Southern Illinois University. She would later complete her degree in botany at the University of Chicago.

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