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Jane Roberg

PhysicistLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranScientistWoman Scientist
Jane Roberg Los Alamos ID photo

Jane Roberg was an American physicist. She earned a Ph.D. from Duke University and was working at the University of California when she was recruited to work on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos. During her time there, Roberg worked on calculations for the fusion bomb.

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