Leo Szilard

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkb:Physicist
gptkb:Inventor
gptkbp:advocated_for Nuclear disarmament
Peaceful use of nuclear energy
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:University_of_Chicago
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Budapest
gptkb:University_of_Berlin
gptkbp:author gptkb:Letter_to_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Enrico_Fermi_Award
gptkb:Franklin_Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1898-02-11
gptkbp:born February 11, 1898
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Budapest
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:contributed_to Molecular biology
Nuclear physics
Thermodynamics
Biological research
gptkbp:contribution gptkb:Physics
molecular biology
gptkbp:death_date 1964-05-30
gptkbp:died May 30, 1964
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:La_Jolla,_California
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Berlin
gptkbp:field gptkb:Physics
gptkb:Biology
nuclear physics
biophysics
gptkbp:founder gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Salk_Institute
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leo Szilard
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkb:Robert_Oppenheimer
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
Nuclear Physics
Nuclear policy
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Max_Planck
gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:Szilard_engine
Szilard's law of thermodynamics
Szilard-Chalmers effect
gptkbp:invention Nuclear reactor
Refrigerator design
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:scientific_research
political activism
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Nuclear_Chain_Reaction
gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkb:Szilard_petition
Nuclear chain reaction
nuclear chain reaction
gptkbp:legacy biomedical research
scientific ethics
nuclear policy advocacy
gptkbp:member gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:American_Physical_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
Hungarian
gptkbp:notable_burials gptkb:Mount_Sinai_Memorial_Park_Cemetery
gptkbp:notable_feature gptkb:fusion
gptkb:atomic_bomb
biological research
gptkbp:place_of_birth Budapest, Hungary
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:La_Jolla,_California
gptkbp:published gptkb:The_Szilard_petition
Nuclear reactor theory
Biological effects of radiation
gptkbp:received Honorary doctorate from University of Chicago
Honorary doctorate from University of Budapest
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Gertrud_Szilard
gptkb:Gertrude_Szilard
gptkbp:works_at gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:University_of_California,_San_Diego
gptkbp:works_with gptkb:J._Robert_Oppenheimer
gptkb:Edward_Teller
gptkb:Enrico_Fermi
gptkb:Leo_Szilard
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:bfsLayer 2