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Waverly W. Smith

Research AssociateChicago, IL

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

Waverly Smith was a research associate at the Metallurgical Laboratory in Chicago during the Manhattan Project.

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