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Julius “Osty” Ostapowicz

GlassblowerChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Julius “Osty” Ostspowicz was a glassblower in the Chemistry Division at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory during the Manhattan Project.

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