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- "Never Destroy What You Cannot Create"
- Outstanding Portrait of a Catalytic Genius
- Life and loves of the man who patented atomic energy
- Exactly what a popular biography of a physicist should be.
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Genius in the Shadows: A Biography of Leo Szilard, the Man Behind the Bomb
William Lanouette , and Bela Silard
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Leo Szilard has long been overshadowed by such luminaries as Einstein, Oppenheimer, and Enrico Fermi--with whom he codesigned the first nuclear reactor in 1942. A shy, witty eccentric, the Hungarian born Szilard lived both sides of the arms race, working first to prevent, then to hasten, and finally to outlaw nuclear weapons.
"Lanouette's book is eminently readable. . . . An excellent book spiced with telling anecdotes about a strange man who influenced world history."--Max F. Perutz, New York Review of Books
"Lanouette's exhaustively researched and artfully written account of one of the most underrated figures of the atomic age establishes Szilard as both a curmudgeon and a posthumously honored prophet."--Gregg Herken, Nature
"William Lanouette . . . has written the most sensitive and lively biography. . . . The book gives an excellent picture of the man, and makes most interesting reading. I strongly recommend it."--Hans Bethe, Physics Today
"A wonderful book about this endlessly fascinating man . . . one of the most entertaining stories in recent years. . . . A keeper."--Dick Teresi, New York Times Book Review
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"Never Destroy What You Cannot Create".......2003-05-24
"Never destroy what you cannot create" was one of Leo Szliard's codes of conduct. Books about unsung heros' of the scientific age are almost like novels. Nevertheless, great men seem to rise above dry biography if they had some esoteric ways. We have all read stacks of magazines and books about Albert Einstein to probe into all the details of what made him tick (in relative time, of course). Leo Szliard was a mental gypsy from the old world who saw the new world before most of the other "famous" thinkers of the 20th Century even opened their eyes. A must read for a knowledge foundation in enjoying the lifestyles of the Wise and Unusual.
Outstanding Portrait of a Catalytic Genius.......2001-01-31
Anyone interested in Szilard, early 20th Century World History, the A-Bomb, or all of the above will find this book hard to put down. This biography is comprehensive, well-researched and properly kind to its subject. Dr. Szilard probably will never get enough credit for his genius and all his great ideas and achievements, but this book does him justice. He seems to come alive in this book, always several steps ahead of everyone else.
American culture's emphasis on individualism often ignores the more collaborative contributions such as Dr. Szilard's. An original, he both created and collaborated, and this book tells his story.
At times, I thought the author might have been over-stating some of Dr. Szilard's accompishments, but the story is otherwise well-done, and frankly, Dr. Szilard deserves a little promotion, so I didn't mind.
Life and loves of the man who patented atomic energy.......1997-04-27
Leo Szilard's life is traced from his early childhood in Budapest, Hungary through his student days in Berlin; and the development of the first atomic reactor and bomb. Dealing openly with Szilard's ambitions, obsessions, and fears the book delves into the intriguing details of his intensely adventurous life. For example, the very day in 1933 Adolf Hitler became Chancellor, Szilard caught the last train out of Germany; saving his worldly possessions and himself from the hands of the Nazis. Szilard's pluck is revealed when in England, not having access to a laboratory, he borrows equipment and performs perhaps the first nuclear physics chain reaction experiments in his hotel room! Throughout the details of his evolving atomic theories and practical inventions is woven his love life. Because of his genius, vision, and high human values, Szilard is always regarded with suspicion; especially by the American military bureaucracy. Indeed, General Grove who oversees the United States atomic bomb project has it in for Szilard; and even tries to get him deported as an undesireable alien. This is the story of the man who not only ushered in atomic power into the 20th Century but maintained his individuality while doing so. A somewhat sad love story is woven through the fascinating history of Szilard's atomic power. Many classic photographs of Szilard at important and personal events accompany the very well organized text. Although not a literary masterpiece, this book is a biographical masterpiece and should be read by scholars and romantics alike
Exactly what a popular biography of a physicist should be........1995-12-30
Leo is one of my ultimate heros, and Bill Lanouette has
done what is in my mind, the perfect popular bio of a rocket
scientist. Knowing Leo's peripitatic life style, I can
only imagine the horrific amount of time and cunning it
took the author to get his research. Few books I go back
to more often, just for pure pleasure. And I met Leo when
I was but a wee sprout. Please. Don't miss this one.
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Genius in the Shadows : A Biography of Leo Szilard, the Man Behind the Bomb
Bela Silard William Lanouette
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Binding: Paperback
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Genius in the shadows: a biography of Leo Szilard, the man behind
WILLIAM LANOUETTE
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Genius in the Shadows : A Biography of Leo Szilard the Man Behind the Bomb
William; Silard, Bela Lanouette
Manufacturer: Scribner and Welford
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Genius in the Shadows: a Biography of Leo Szilard, the Man Behind the Bomb
William with Bela Silard Lanouette
Manufacturer: The University of Chicago Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LA2VPG |
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