National Museum of Nuclear Science & History
James R. Lientz (1913-2000) was an American chemist. Born in Los Angeles, Lientz grew up in Kansas City.
Sir Rudolf Peierls (1907-1995) was a German-born British physicist. In March 1940, Peierls and fellow collegue Otto Frisch co-authored the Frisch-Peierls memorandum, the first technical exposition of a practical atomic weapon.
