A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is no… - Leó Szilárd

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A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.

Leó Szilárd

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Leó Szilárd (11 February 1898 – 30 May 1964) was a Hungarian-American physicist, and probably the first scientist to take seriously the idea of actually developing atomic bombs; he drafted the famous letter sent by Albert Einstein to U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt that was largely responsible for initiating the Manhattan Project to develop nuclear weapons during World War II.

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Native Name: Szilárd Leó

Alternative Names: Leo Szilard

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A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify. - Leó Szilárd

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