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Harold Delaney

1919–1994

United States

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Harold Delaney (1919 – August 2, 1994) was a researcher, scholar, educator and collegiate administrative leader in the field of chemistry, known for his work on the Manhattan Project and atomic bomb. Delaney was one of the few African American chemists to work on the Manhattan Project at the University of Chicago.

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