Szilard
Leo, 1898–1964, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary.
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Composed at the urging of Szilard, by then at Columbia University, the letter warned, “it is conceivable … that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may thus be constructed.”
How matter’s hidden complexity unleashed the power of nuclear physics | Emily Conover | April 8, 2021 | Science NewsAnd Henrietta had called it Szilard and watched over its growth and cared for it as if it had been a living human creature.
The Poor Plutocrats | Maurus JkaiThree days later Szilard was bound, by custom to pay a complimentary visit upon the Countess.
The Poor Plutocrats | Maurus JkaiIt was in the entrance hall, where she was waiting for her carriage, and till it drove up Szilard could not very well leave her.
The Poor Plutocrats | Maurus JkaiSzilard merely looked grave and said that he would be happy to pay his respects to the countess at twelve on the morrow.
The Poor Plutocrats | Maurus Jkai
Szilard was bound to believe that this was true, for tear-drops sparkled in the countess's eyes.
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British Dictionary definitions for Szilard
/ (ˈsɪlɑːd) /
Leo. 1898–1964, US physicist, born in Hungary, who originated the idea of a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction (1934). He worked on the atomic bomb during World War II but later pressed for the international control of nuclear weapons
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Scientific definitions for Szilard
[ zĭl′ərd ]
Hungarian-born American physicist who introduced the concept of the nuclear chain reaction. With Enrico Fermi, he built the world's first nuclear reactor. Szilard was instrumental in the development of the atomic bomb.
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