National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Leo James Rainwater was an American physicist and winner of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics. As a graduate student at Columbia University, Rainwater assisted the Manhattan Project through research in the Substitute Alloy Materials (SAM) Lab.
Robert C. McClary served in the 393rd Bombardment Squadron.
Nicholas Constantine Metropolis was born on June 11th, 1915, in Chicago. In 1936 he received his bachelor’s degree, and in 1941, his doctorate, both from the University of Chicago, and both in experimental physics.
Leonard Cheshire was born on September 7, 1917 in Chester, England. During World War II, he served in the Royal Air Force.
