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Augusta H. Teller

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According to Wikipedia, Augusta Maria "Mici" Teller was a Hungarian-American scientist and computer programmer, involved in the development of the Metropolis algorithm. Life and career Teller was born as Auguszta Mária Harkányi in Hungary, the daughter of Ella/Gabriella and Ede Harkányi, originally Hirsch Sámuel. Her parents were Jewish, but had converted to Christianity. Known as "Mici," she and her brother, Ede, were adopted by their foster father after their biological father's death, who gave them their second last name. In 1924, Ede "Szuki" Schütz-Harkányi introduced Mici to his childhood friend, Edward Teller, who would become her future husband and an important scientist for the Manhattan Project.

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