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Hans Halban

France

Hans von Halban (1908-1964) was an Austrian born French physicist. He finished his studies in 1934.  He joined nuclear physicist Niels Bohr in Copenhagen, where he and Otto Frisch discovered that heavy water had very little neutron absorption compared to normal water.

C. C. Cronn

Hanford, WA

N. C. Poe, Jr.

Oak Ridge, TN

N. C. Poe, Jr. worked for the Poe Piping & Heating Company.

A.F. Rupp

Research & Development/300 Area

Rupp worked at the 300 Area and the 200 West Area at Hanford during the Manhattan Project.