Franklin Matthias

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Franklin T. Matthias (1908-1993) was an American engineer who directed construction of the Hanford nuclear site, a key facility of the Manhattan Project during World War II. As a 34-year-old lieutenant colonel with the Army Corps of Engineers, he was appointed to the Hanford project by General Leslie Groves in 1942.[1][2]

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  1. ^ "F. T. Matthias, 85; Built Nuclear Plant For First Atom Bomb", New York Times, December 6, 1993. Retrieved on 2008-03-05. 
  2. ^ Gerber, Michele (2007). On the Home Front: The Cold War Legacy of the Hanford Nuclear Site, 3rd, Bison Books. ISBN 0803259956. 
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