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Also Known As Hans Albrecht Bethe
Born July 2, 1906 • Germany
Died March 6, 2005 (aged 98) • Ithaca • New York
Awards And Honors Nobel Prize (1967)
Subjects Of Study CNO cycle • atomic nucleus • atomic theory • energy • nuclear fusion • quantum • star
Role In Manhattan Project

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