Title | Szilard, Leo |
View | Informal 2 |
Series | I: Individuals and Groups |
Description | Physicist Leo Szilard (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.) | Nuclear reactions--History | Atomic bomb--Research |
Photograph Date | Undated |
Physical Format | Photographic prints; 22.7 x 18.0 cm |
Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
Image Identifier | apf1-08060 |
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