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Wilhelm’s Way: The Chemist Who Saved the Manhattan Project @ the Douglas County Library

Name: Wilhelm’s Way: The Chemist Who Saved the Manhattan Project @ the Douglas County Library
Start: 2024-07-16T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-07-16T14:30:00-05:00
Location: Douglas County Library in Alexandria

July 16, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

Wilhelm's Way book cover, reading "The inspiring story of the Iowa chemist who save the Manhattan Project"

In 1942, the Manhattan Project needed tons of uranium. With only a few grams in existence, there was little hope anyone could achieve such a feat. Harley Wilhelm, a chemistry professor in Iowa, rose to the challenge. Minnesota Book Award-winning author Teresa Wilhelm Waldof reveals the life and times of this unsung hero.

This program is sponsored by Douglas County Library and Viking Library System, funded in part or in whole with monies from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.