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Arthur Daniel Schelberg (1921-2009) was an American physicist.

Schelberg was born in New York City. He studied at physics in Princeton, and was recruited to join the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos in 1943. It was there that he met his wife, Manhattan Project nurse Margaret Schelberg. After the war, Schelberg earned a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Indiana. He went on to work for many years at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, including work at the Nevada test site and in the Marshall Islands.

Arthur Schelberg died on November 16, 2009.

 
Arthur D. Schelberg’s Timeline
1921 Born in New York City.

19431945 Worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos.

1952 Earned a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Indiana.

19521982 Worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory.

2009 Nov 16th Died in Los Alamos.

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