Genius in the Shadows A Biography of Leo Szilard, the Man Behind the Bomb |
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| Author:
| Lanouette, William |
| As told to:
| Silard, Bela |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62636-023-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Well-known names such as Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, J Robert Oppenheimer, and Edward Teller are usually those that surround the creation of the atom bomb. One name that is rarely mentioned is Leo Szilard, known in scientific circles as the "father of the atom bomb."
Well-known names such as Albert Einstein, Enrico Fermi, J Robert Oppenheimer, and Edward Teller are usually those that surround the creation of the atom bomb. One name that is rarely mentioned is Leo Szilard, known in scientific circles as the "father of the atom bomb."