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Roberta Shor

ChemistChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranScientistWoman Scientist
Sketch of Chicago Pile-1 by Melvin A. Miller

Roberta Shor was a chemist at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago during the Manhattan Project.

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