Nuclear Museum Logo
Nuclear Museum Logo

National Museum of Nuclear Science & History

Jay Foster

Chemical EngineerK-25 Plant

Oak Ridge, TN
EngineerManhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpecial Engineer Detachment
Oak Ridge, K-25

Julius “Jay” Foster arrived at Oak Ridge from Princeton in 1944 to aid in the development of the K-25 plant. A chemical engineer, he specialized in preparing the steel materials at the plant for interaction with highly flammable flourine. 

Related Profiles

David Hawkins

Los Alamos, NM

David Hawkins (1913-2002) was an administrative aide at Los Alamos and the Manhattan Project’s official historian.

A. J. Cannon

Oak Ridge, TN

A. J. Cannon worked for the Union Carbide & Carbon Corporation.

John H. Luttrell

Oak Ridge, TN

John Luttrell worked for the United States Engineer District Office.

A. A. Carswell

Oak Ridge, TN

A. A. Carswell worked for the Roane-Anderson Company.