Leo Szilard
(1898-1964)
Physicist and biologist
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Leo Szilard (Hungarian: Szilárd Leó born Leó Spitz; February 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964) was a 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. According to György Marx he was one of the Hungarian scientists known as The Martians.
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11 February 1898 Budapest, Hungary
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30 May 1964 (aged 66) La Jolla, California, USA
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| Zodiac | Aquarius |
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