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Plutonium Born in Chicago Lab Sparking Atomic Age
Thirty years after the first glimpse of plutonium in a cramped University of Chicago lab, scientists weighed a dust-sized speck that would usher in the atomic era. From micrograms to the Fat Man bomb and beyond, the element’s promise powers debate on future energy and fuels.
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University of Chicago Laboratory
Seaborg
University of California At Berkeley
Chicago
University Faculty Club
Jones Laboratory
Berkeley
Nevada
Enrico Fermi
University of Chicago
Stagg Field
University
Joseph Regenstein