Metallurgical Laboratory
The Metallurgical Laboratory was a scientific laboratory at the University of Chicago that was established in February 1942 to study and use the newly discovered chemical element plutonium. Wikipedia
Established: February 1942
Field of research: Plutonium chemistry and metallurgy, nuclear reactor design
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States; 41°47′25″N 87°35′56″W / 41.79028°N 87.59889°W
Nobel laureates: Arthur Compton; Enrico Fermi; James Franck; Glenn Seaborg; Eugene Wigner
Staff: 2,008 on 1 July 1944