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George Koval

American and Soviet intelligence officer (1913-2006) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 92

George Abramovich Koval was an American engineer who acted as a Soviet intelligence officer for the Soviet atomic bomb project. Koval's infiltration of the Manhattan Project as a GRU agent reduced the time it took for the Soviet Union to develop nuclear weapons.

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Awards

Hero of the Russian Federation
Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945"
Order of the Patriotic War

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1913 to 2006 · aged 92