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George Sherman Carter

1911–1998

United States

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George Sherman Carter (1911–1998) was an African American physicist known for being one of the few African-American scientists working on the Manhattan Project at Columbia University. He was a member of The American Association of Scientific Workers, an organization founded in the 1930s that consisted of scientists and engineers who were interested in the social and ethical implications of science and technology.

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