Interesting factoid: at one meeting of 24 people for the Manhattan Project, there were 13 nationalities represented by the participants.pic.twitter.com/JEVr7VjH9I
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Alex, here's the list of attendees, from Seaborg, History of Met Lab.pic.twitter.com/IdQkt62DA9
So from that list I get 10 countries: Austria, Britain, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Russia, United States.
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I agree, but I'm not familiar with every scientist on the list. Possibly historically-shifting borders a factor? Dual citizens?
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Fun fact: at least two were spies, perhaps three! Nunn May, Hiskey, with Pontecorvo as the "maybe" (I am doubtful).
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I noticed. What can you say? General Groves himself approved the meeting.
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