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What major project did Oliphant become involved with in the United States during World War II?
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Oliphant worked on the Manhattan Project, the United States' research project that produced the world's first atomic bombs during World War II. He was responsible for the development of the electromagnetic separation process for producing uranium-235, the isotope of uranium used in the bombs.
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