The director of the Metallurgical Laboratory, Arthur Compton, supported the idea, and a meeting was arranged with James B. Conant, the President of Harvard University and one of the senior administrators of the Manhattan Project, who was thinking along similar lines.
The director of the Metallurgical Laboratory supported the idea. The director of the Metallurgical Laboratory was Arthur Compton. A meeting was arranged with James B. Conant. A meeting was arranged with the President of Harvard University. A meeting was arranged with one of the senior administrators of the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project was thinking along similar lines.