National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Julian Schwinger (1918-1994) was an American theoretical physicist and the 1965 Nobel Prize winner. During the summer of 1943, Schwinger briefly worked on the development of the atomic bomb at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory.
Howard Schmitz worked for the United States Engineer District Office.
Doris Dixon was a laboratory assistant in the Chemistry Division of the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.
Harry Petcher's flat feet meant he couldn't be drafted, but still had an obligation to work for the war effort.
