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Leó Szilárd Simulacrum

Nuclear Chain Reaction

20th century

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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?

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