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Lewis Fussell

ScientistLos Alamos, NM

Manhattan Project VeteranScientist
Lewis Fussell's Los Alamos ID badge photo

Lewis Fussell was a scientist who worked at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. He was a member of the Explosives Division. He was the leader of the Group X-2C (Test Measurements) until March 1945 and Group X-5 (Detonating Circuit) from March 1945 on. 

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