James Tuck
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James Tuck was a British physicist. He is noted for his work in nuclear physics, having helped in the development of explosive lensing as the director of the British delegation to the Manhattan Project. Tuck later researched nuclear fusion as part of Project Sherwood and in 1937 he helped design the betatron with Leo Szilard. Tuck was later knighted for his contributions to nuclear physics.