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William P. Jesse was a research associate at the University of Chicago’s Metallurgical Laboratory (“Met Lab”) during the Manhattan Project.

According to the Journal of Glenn T. Seaborg (Vol. 2), he was also a group leader in the Control and Instrumentation Section (p. 8). In 1944, he became Section Chief of P-I, Instrumentations, in the Physics Division (Seaborg, Vol. 3, p. 301). Beginning in July 1945, Jesse served as Section Chief of P-II, Treatments (Seaborg, Vol. 4, p. 87).

For more information about Jesse and personnel at the Met Lab, please see the following references:

William P. Jesse’s Timeline
1943 Served as a group leader in Control and Instrumentation.

1944 Became Section Chief of P-I, Instrumentations, in the Physics Division.

1945 Jul Became Section Chief of P-II, Treatments.

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