Leo Szilard
1898-1964
Hungarian-born American physicist and a leading contributor to the development of nuclear energy and atomic weapons. One of the first to realize the significance of nuclear fissi...
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The Hungarian-American physicist--and later molecular biologist--Leo Szilard (1898-1964) helped initiate the atomic age and later worked for nuclear disarmament and world peace.Leo Szilard was born in...
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Szilard was born in Budapest on February 11, 1898. He had studied only a year at the Technical Academy in Budapest before he was drafted into the army. His military experience was so unpleasant that h...
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A native of Hungary, Leo Szilard was one of the leading contributors to the development of nuclear energy and the first atomic weapons. He was also among the earliest and most active campaigners for n...
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Leo Szilard
Leo Szilard
Leo Szilard
Leo Szilard