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Prof Robert Christy

Atomic bomb pioneer;

Born: May 14, 1916; Died: October 3, 2012.

Professor Robert Christy, who has died aged 96, was a former professor and administrator who helped design the trigger mechanism for the atomic bombs used in the Second World War.

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