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Which physicist did she work most closely with on the Manhattan Project?
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Edward Teller
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Enrico Fermi
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The scientist Lise Meitner collaborated most closely with Edward Teller on the Manhattan Project. Teller was a Hungarian-American theoretical physicist who is known as the "father of the hydrogen bomb." He was part of the team that developed the atomic bomb during World War II and later became a strong advocate for the development of the hydrogen bomb.
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