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William S. Love

MetallurgistChicago, IL

Manhattan Project Veteran

William Sylvan Love was a metallurgist who worked for the Cook Electric Company in Chicago, IL under contract with the Manhattan Engineer District.

Love and his team of metallurgists worked underneath the stands of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago developing new techniques for welding un-like metals such as aluminum and magnesium. Their work was vital to the metallurgy involved in constructing the atomic bomb.

 

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