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Harry K. Daghlian, Jr.

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9 - Harry K. Daghlian

Haroutune Krikor "Harry" Daghlian Jr. was a physicist with the Manhattan Project which designed and produced the atomic bombs that were used in World War II. He accidentally irradiated himself on August 21, 1945, during a critical mass experiment at the remote Omega Site of the Los Alamos Laboratory in New Mexico, resulting in his death 25 days later.
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