George Kistiakowsky Historical Figure Nationality: United States (born in Ukraine) Date of Birth: 1900 Date of Death: 1982 Cause of Death: Natural Causes Occupation: Physicist, Soldier Affiliations: White Army of the Russian Civil War Manhattan Project Turtledove Appearances: "Joe Steele" POD: 1878 Relevant POD: July, 1932 Type of Appearance: Contemporary reference

George Bogdan Kistiakowsky (1900–1982) was a chemistry professor at Harvard who participated in the Manhattan Project. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Russian Empire, he attended private schools in Kiev and Moscow until the Russian Revolution broke out in 1917. He then joined the anti-Communist White Army serving in the infantry and tank corps. In 1920 he escaped to Yugoslavia and then on to Germany. Eventually, he arrived in the United States.

Later in life, Kistiakowsky advised both the Eisenhower and Kennedy Administrations on the control of the proliferation of atomic weapons.

George Kistiakowsky in "Joe Steele"Edit

George Kistiakowsky was one of a handful of physicists President Joe Steele allowed to help Edward Teller build an atomic bomb for the United States.