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Leó Szilárd

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Leó Szilárd February 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964) was a Hungarian-American Jewish physicist and inventor.[1] He conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, patented the idea of a nuclear reactor with Enrico Fermi, and in late 1939 wrote the letter for Albert Einstein's signature that resulted in the Manhattan Project that built the atomic bomb.

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  1. Solomon, Zachary (February 16, 2017). "This Jewish Physicist Regretted His Work Toward the Bomb". Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA). Retrieved January 5, 2024.