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Harry K. Daghlian, Jr. death

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The location here is the Los Alamos National Laboratory where Harry Kaghlian was irradiated (the Omega reactor no longer exists).

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Harry K. Daghlian, Jr.

Haroutune Krikor Daghlian, Jr. (May 4, 1921 – September 15, 1945) was an American physicist with the Manhattan Project who accidentally irradiated himself on August 21, 1945, during a critical mass experiment at the remote Omega Site facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, resulting in his death 25 days later.

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