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Also Known As Leo James Rainwater
Born December 9, 1917 • Idaho
Died May 31, 1986 (aged 68) • Yonkers • New York
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1975)
Subjects Of Study asymmetry • atomic nucleus
Role In Manhattan Project
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