Wen Ho Lee (Chinese: 李文和; pinyin: Lǐ Wénhé; born December 21, 1939 in Nantou City, Taiwan) is a Chinese American scientist who worked for the University of California at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. He created simulations of nuclear explosions for the purposes of scientific inquiry, as well as for improving the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. A federal grand jury indicted him on charges of stealing secrets about the U.S.