Szilard, Leo
| Title | Szilard, Leo |
| View | Group 2 |
| Series | I: Individuals and Groups |
| Description | Physicist Leo Szilard (right) interviewed by NBC radio commentator Len O'Connor (left) at an event held prior to the demolition of the west stands of the University of Chicago's Stagg Field, the site where the world’s first nuclear reactor stood during World War II. Dr. Szilard worked with the late Enrico Fermi to achieve the initial self-sustained chain reaction of nuclear energy, December 2, 1942, which led to the development of the atomic bomb. |
| Subject Terms | Szilard, Leo, 1898-1964 | O'Connor, Leonard John, 1912-1991 | Physicists | Radio journalists | Manhattan Project (U.S.)--History | Atomic bomb--History |
| Photographer | Argonne National Laboratory |
| Photograph Date | 1957-08-15 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 26.9 x 20.3 cm |
| Location | University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Image Identifier | apf1-08058 |
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