Title

Leo Szilard (1898 – 1964) Hungarian-American physicist and inventor.

Caption

Leo Szilard (1898 – 1964) Hungarian-American physicist and inventor. He conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, patented the idea of a nuclear fission reactor in 1934, and in late 1939 wrote the letter for Albert Einstein's signature that resulted in the Manhattan Project that built the atomic bomb

Date

1950

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A00_024

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No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36,5Mb (1,3Mb) / 13,1in x 10,8in / 3922 x 3250 (300dpi)

Keywords

Leo Szilard Hungarian American physicist inventor nuclear chain reaction nuclear fission reactor letter Albert Einstein Manhattan Project World War Two nuclear energy nuclear physics atomic weapons

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Editorial use only.