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The Manhattan Project

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Five prominent French scientists contributed to the Manhattan Project. They also conducted nuclear research in England and Canada during World War II. They were Lew Kowarski, Hans von Halban, Bertrand Goldschmidt, Pierre Victor Auger, and Jules Guéron.