Harley A. Wilhelm
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Harley A. Wilhelm (August 5, 1900 – October 7, 1995) was an American chemist who helped to establish the United States Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory at Iowa State University. His uranium extraction process helped make it possible for the Manhattan Project to build the first atomic bombs.
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Harley Wilhelm | |
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Born | (1900-08-05)August 5, 1900 |
Died | October 7, 1995(1995-10-07) (aged 95) |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Drake University (A.B. 1923) Iowa State University (Ph.D. 1931) |
Known for | Ames process |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | Iowa State University Ames Laboratory |
Thesis | Band spectra produced by certain explosion mixtures (1931) |
Doctoral advisor | W. H. Jennings |
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