Myrtle Bachelder

Myrtle Bachelder
Bachelder in 1942
Born
Myrtle Claire Bachelder

(1908-03-13)March 13, 1908
DiedMay 22, 1997(1997-05-22) (aged 89)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationMiddlebury College (BS)
Known forChemistry of uranium and rare-earth elements
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Myrtle Claire Bachelder (March 13, 1908 – May 22, 1997) was an American chemist and Women's Army Corps officer, who is noted for her secret work on the Manhattan Project atomic bomb program, and for the development of techniques in the chemistry of metals.