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Meyer Steinberg autographed commemorative Enola Gay cover, signing in black ink and adding the inscription, “SED U.S. Army - WWII ‘Manhattan Project’ - Entered 8/7/1945.”

Fine condition.

Meyer Steinberg was a chemical engineer and veteran of the Special Engineer Detachment. After graduating from Cooper Union with a degree in chemical engineering, Steinberg was drafted and assigned to Oak Ridge, where he worked for Kellex helping convert plutonium oxide into carbon tetrafluoride. In 1945, he was transferred to Los Alamos, where he worked under Dr. Morris Kolodney at DP Site producing plutonium for the Gadget and Fat Man bombs. After the war, Steinberg earned an advanced engineering degree from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and later joined Brookhaven National Laboratory in 1957, becoming an expert on greenhouse gases. He retired with 38 patents, 500 scientific publications, and a book on the effects of CO2 and global warming on the environment.

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Reference sku: 11644 1416713-1