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Cyril Stanley Smith (October 4 1903–August 25 1992) was a renowned metallurgist and historian of science. Smith is perhaps most famous for his work on the Manhattan Project where he was responsible for the production of fissionable metals.Smith was born in Birmingham England and studied metallurgy at the University of Birmingham (BSc) and at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sc.D 1926). Following his doctorate Smith took up a research post at the American Brass Company.