Wilhelm Groth

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1904 – 1977

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Who was Wilhelm Groth?

Wilhelm Groth was a German physical chemist. During World War II, he worked on the German nuclear energy project, also known as the Uranium Club; his main activity was the development of centrifuges for the enrichment of uranium. After the war, he was a professor of physical chemistry at the University of Hamburg. In 1950, he became director of the Institute of Physical Chemistry at the University of Bonn. He was a principal in the 1956 shipment of three centrifuges for uranium enrichment to Brazil.

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Born
Jan 9, 1904
Hamburg
Died
Feb 20, 1977

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on July 23, 2013

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