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Leanne Russell

BiologistChicago, IL

Manhattan Project VeteranScientistWoman Scientist
Sketch of Chicago Pile-1 by Melvin A. Miller

Leane Russell was a biologist at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago during the Manhattan Project.

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