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Genius in the Shadows : A Biography of Leo Szilard, the Man Behind the Bomb
Genius in the Shadows A Biography of Leo Szilard the Man Behind the Bomb
Author: William Lanouette, Bela Silard
Leo Szilard has long been overshadowed by such luminaries as Einstein, Oppenheimer, and Enrico Fermi--with whom he codesigned the first nuclear reactor in 1942. A shy, witty eccentric, the Hungarian born Szilard lived both sides of the arms race, working first to prevent, then to hasten, and finally to outlaw nuclear weapons. — "Lanouette's book ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226468884
ISBN-10: 0226468887
Publication Date: 10/15/1994
Pages: 608
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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