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Seymour Calvert

Chemical EngineerLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranMilitary VeteranSpecial Engineer Detachment

Seymour Calvert served for 11 months in the Special Engineering Detachment at Los Alamos. He specialized as a chemical engineer, and carried out experiments with beryllium that were often dangerous. After serving, Calvert went back to college and graduated with a B.S. in chemical engineering from Michigan Tech University. He later went on to get both a M.S. and Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of Michigan. After a distinguished academic and professional career, Calvert passed away in San Diego, Califronia in February 2002. 

Seymour Calvert’s Timeline
19431946 Begins service at Los Alamos as a member of the Special Engineering Detachment. Through 1946 he works at the facility as a chemical engineer.

1946 Calvert leaves Los Alamos and returns to college. He will go on to receive a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in chemical engineering.

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