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Hans Albrecht Edouard Bethe

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Hans Albrecht Edouard Bethe

Birth
Strasbourg, Departement du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Death
6 Mar 2005 (aged 98)
Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, USA
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Scientist. He was one of the last of the giants of 20th century physics. He played a pivotal role in designing the first atomic bomb as head of the Manhattan Project's theoretical physics division at Los Alamos, N.M. during World War II. He also won a Nobel Prize for figuring out how the sun and other stars generate energy.
Scientist. He was one of the last of the giants of 20th century physics. He played a pivotal role in designing the first atomic bomb as head of the Manhattan Project's theoretical physics division at Los Alamos, N.M. during World War II. He also won a Nobel Prize for figuring out how the sun and other stars generate energy.

Bio by: Ron Moody



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