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Leo Szilard (1898-1964) in 1934, was one of the first scientists to realize that nuclear fission, or atom splitting, could lead to a chain reaction releasing enormous amounts of instantaneous energy.

Short Biography:

He emigrated to the USA in 1938 and there influenced Einstein to advise President Roosevelt to begin the nuclear arms programme.

In post-war years he turned his attention to the newly emerging field of molecular biology.

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Tags: physicist, fission, atom, chain reaction, biology

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