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Szilard Leo. 1898--1964, US physicist, born in Hungary, who originated the idea of a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction (1934). He worked on the atomic bomb during World War II but later pressed for the international control of nuclear weapons How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Einstein's Letter," by Barak Goodman and John Maggio ("The Merchants of Cool"), is more about the emigre Leo Szilard, who prodded the pacifistic Einstein to write the letter advocating creating a nuclear weapon in order to create a stalemate with the Nazis, who were developing their own. Violette Verdy and impresario/author Paul Szilard are to receive honors, www. After the American firebombing raids in 1945, however, Szilard became disillusioned. |
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