Where did Oliphant work during the war on the Manhattan Project?
The Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley, California
The Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge
The ANU in Australia
The National Laboratory in Tennessee
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The Radiation Laboratory in Berkeley, California, was the center of the Manhattan Project during World War II. It was directed by Ernest Lawrence, and employed a large number of scientists, including Mark Oliphant. The lab was responsible for developing the atomic bomb, and its work was critical to the Allied victory in the war.
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