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What is a Calutron? The calutrons (California University Cyclotron) built at Y-12 were the brainchild of Noble Laureate E. O. Lawrence. At its peak of production in World War II, Y-12 had 1,152 calutrons in operation in
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Los Alamos / Hiroshima / /

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United States / /

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USD / /

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University Cyclotron / Los Alamos laboratory / University of California / /

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high energy electrons / plutonium device / /

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Fermi / /

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National Nuclear Security Administration / University of California / Uranium Committee / Manhattan Project / Univ. of Chicago / army / United States Army / /

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Ernest Orlando / J. Robert Oppenheimer / Franklin Delano Roosevelt / Enrico Fermi / Ernest O. Lawrence / Leslie R. Groves / /

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commanding officer / Gen. / Manhattan Engineer / physicist / President / commanding officer / /

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Tennessee / New Mexico / California / Washington / /

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Alpha / radiation / /

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