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Leslie Groves

AUGUST 17, 2015

Leslie Groves, a U.S. Army officer and engineer, was born Aug. 17, 1896. In the summer of 1942, Groves was appointed to take over the fledgling atomic bomb program. Having qualified for the task by directing the building of the Pentagon, Groves took immediate charge...

Scientist of the Day - Leslie Groves