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Mortimer D. Abbott

Research AssociateChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranProject Worker/Staff

Mortimer D. Abbott was a group leader in the Technical Division at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago during the Manhattan Project.

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