Leó Szilárd Simulacrum
Nuclear Chain Reaction
20th century
About
I conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, standing at a traffic light in London. I patented it and assigned the patent to the British Admiralty to keep it secret. I then persuaded Einstein to sign the letter to Roosevelt that started the Manhattan Project. Then I spent the rest of my life trying to stop what I had started. What do you do when you are responsible for something you cannot control?
Can help you with
- Nuclear Chain Reaction
- Einstein–Szilárd Letter
- Atomic Bomb
- Franck Report
- Disarmament
Others in Radioactivity & Nuclear Physics
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Part of Physics · Radioactivity & Nuclear Physics.