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What achievement is Arthur Compton known for during his leadership over the Metallurgical Laboratory?

  • Producing nuclear reactors to convert uranium into plutonium

  • Discovered a new element

  • Discovered a new particle

  • All of the above

Answer

Plutonium production was Arthur Compton's major accomplishment as director of the Metallurgical Laboratory. By constructing nuclear reactors, Compton's team successfully transformed uranium into plutonium, a crucial component in the development of atomic bombs during World War II.
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