MacRae, Donald A.
Donald Alexandar MacRae papers, 1943-1946.
These papers focus on MacRaes time at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, from 1945-1946, as part of the research team developing the gaseous diffusion method of uranium enrichment for the Manhattan Project, particularly MacRaes efforts as part of scientific outreach organizations. The collection contains awards; newsletters and notes related to his participation in various nuclear scientific organizations; newspapers covering atomic weapons and nuclear energy; drafts of and notes concerning Senate Bill S.1717, the Atomic Energy Act of 1946; correspondence; research done by MacRae and others at Oak Ridge, including architectural drawings of the gaseous diffusion plants and technical drawings of a mass spectrometer.
American astronomer and physicist. Ph.D. astronomy, Harvard University (1943). Served as chair of the Department of Physics, University of Toronto and director of David Dunlap Observatory.
MacRae, Donald A.
Manhattan Project (U.S.)
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Atomic energy control -- Political activity -- United States. phys-t
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Awards.
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Research notes. aat
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