Constable: From atomic bomb to solar power, Downers Grove scientist always innovates

Dieter Gruen escaped Nazi Germany, worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II, helped design nuclear submarines, earned patents throughout a celebrated and innovative career at Argonne Laboratory, and is still working on a more efficient form of solar energy at age 98. That’s why U.S. Rep. Sean Casten is nominating his fellow Downers Grove resident for the presidential Medal of Freedom.

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