Szilard, Leo
| Title | Szilard, Leo |
| View | Group 1 |
| Series | I: Individuals and Groups |
| Description | Physicist Leo Szilard (right) and chemist Aaron Novick (right) worked with Enrico Fermi to achieve the initial self-sustained chain reaction of nuclear energy on December 2, 1942 at the University of Chicago. The event led to development of the atomic bomb. |
| Subject Terms | Szilard, Leo, 1898-1964 | Physicists | Manhattan Project (U.S.)--History | Nuclear reactions--History | Atomic bomb--Research |
| Photograph Date | Undated |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 18.0 x 22.5 cm |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf1-08057 |
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