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Pupin Hall

The physics building of 1927 at the north end of campus. Here in 1939 the uranium atom was split in the United States for the first time, and the work that became the Manhattan Project began. A National Historic Landmark.

Guide's tip. Not open to visitors; the plaque is outside.

On a walking tour. Stop 10 of 10 on the walking tour Columbia, the Morningside campus, every stop on a map in walking order.

about 5 min for a visit