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How many years did Edwin McMillan serve as the director of the Radiation Laboratory?

  • 5 years

  • 10 years

  • 15 years

  • 20 years

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Edwin McMillan served as the director of the Radiation Laboratory for 15 years. He was appointed as the director in 1946 and served until 1961. During his tenure, the laboratory made significant contributions to the development of nuclear weapons and nuclear power. McMillan was also a key figure in the discovery of plutonium and the synthesis of the first transuranium element, neptunium.
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