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Szilard, Leo
US (Hungarian-born) physicist
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Fallout by Jim Ottaviani and Janine Johnston and Jeffrey Jones and Chris Kemple (Paperback - Oct 1, 2001) So, you've always wanted to learn how to build an atomic bomb? You're in luck: Jim Ottaviani is not only a comics writer...he also has a master's degree in nuclear engineering! But even though it's...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Voice of the Dolphins: And Other Stories (Stanford Nuclear Age Series) by Leo Szilard (Paperback - Jun 16, 1992)  |
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Realism, Utopia, and the Mushroom Cloud: Four Activist Intellectuals and their Strategies for Peace, 1945-1989--Louise Weiss (France), Leo Szilard (USA), ... Danilo Dolci (Italy) (France Leo Szilard) by Michael Bess (Paperback - Dec 1, 1993) "Two world wars, concentration camps, the obliteration of Hiroshima andNagasaki, and continued preparations for nuclear war illustrate the modernworld's propensity for mass destruction. . . . Yet... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Genius in the Shadows: A biography of Leo Szilard - the man behind the bomb by William Lanouette and Bela Silard (Board book - Jan 27, 1993) |
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Toward a Livable World: Leo Szilard and the Crusade for Nuclear Arms Control (Hardcover - Apr 14, 1987) Leo Szilard conceived of the possibility of nuclear fission sustained by a chain reaction years before it was achieved in the laboratory. He was also one of the initiators of the atomic bomb project... Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Leo Szilard by David A. Grandy (Hardcover - Jun 4, 1996) Best known for his work on the atomic bomb, Leo Szilard made important contributions to twentieth-century physics, biology, and information theory. He is, however, an interesting figure apart from... |
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