Allison, Samuel K.
| Title | Allison, Samuel K. |
| View | Group 5 |
| Series | I: Individuals and Groups |
| Description | Major General Leslie R. Grooves, director of the Manhattan District, pins a Medal of Merit on physicist Enrico Fermi for his contribution to the success of the Atomic Bomb Project. They are pictured at the University of Chicago with other scientists who also received the award. From left: Major Groves, Harold C. Urey, the Martin A. Ryerson distinguished professor of Chemistry, Dr. Fermi, Samuel K. Allison, director of the university's Institute for Nuclear Studies, Cyril S. Smith, director of the university’s Institute for the Study of Metals, and Robert S. Stone of the University of California Hospitals. |
| Subject Terms | Allison, Samuel King, 1900-1965 | Fermi, Enrico, 1901-1954 | Urey, Harold Clayton, 1893-1981 | Smith, Cyril Stanley, 1903-1992 | Stone, Robert Spencer, 1895-1966 | Groves, Leslie Richard, 1896-1970 |
| Photograph Date | 1946-03-20 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 19.2 x 23.6 cm |
| Collection | University of Chicago. News Office. Photographs |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf1-09146 |
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