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Claire Balke

MetallurgistLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranScientist
Claire Balke

Claire Balke was the leader of the Miscellaneous Metallurgy Division in the Chemistry and Metallurgy Division at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.

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