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Lloyd Quarterman
Contributing fluorine chemistry to the Manhattan Project and later nuclear research.
Hydrogen fluoride · Fluorine compounds
- Born
- 31 May 1918
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, United States
- Died
- 1982
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Lloyd Quarterman
Lloyd Quarterman was an American chemist whose career at Argonne included research into highly reactive fluorine compounds.
Early life
Philadelphia
Developed an early interest in chemistry through experiments.
College
Graduated from St. Augustine’s College in 1943.
Career
- 1943
Wartime research
Joined work associated with the Manhattan Project.
- Postwar
Argonne
Continued his chemistry career at Argonne National Laboratory.
- 1952
Further study
Earned a master’s degree at Northwestern University.
Contributions
Hydrogen fluoride
Worked on equipment for producing and purifying this important chemical.
Fluorine compounds
Investigated reactions involving fluorine.
Noble-gas chemistry
Contributed to work on compounds involving gases such as xenon.
Beyond the lab
Community
Participated in the Chicago NAACP.
Education
Gave talks encouraging young Black students to pursue science.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional biography and research ↗Photo: Unknown Unknown. Public domain · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
