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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/941293991 Title: Genius in the shadows : a biography of Leo Szilard, the man behind the bomb Author: William Lanouette; Bela Silard; Jonas Salk Publisher: New York : Skyhorse Publishing, 2013. ISBN/ISSN: 9781626363786 1626363781 1626360235 9781626360235 OCLC:941293991

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Genius in the shadows : a biography of Leo Szilard, the man behind the bomb

Author:	William Lanouette; Bela Silard; Jonas Salk
Publisher:	New York : Skyhorse Publishing, 2013.
Edition/Format:	Print book : Biography : English : [New ed.]View all editions and formats
Summary:	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 Read more...
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Subjects	Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- History. Szilard, Leo, -- 1898-1964. Manhattan Project (U.S.) View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Biographie Biografi Biography History
Named Person:	Leo Szilard
Material Type:	Biography
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	William Lanouette; Bela Silard; Jonas Salk Find more information about:
ISBN:	9781626363786 1626363781 1626360235 9781626360235
OCLC Number:	941293991
Notes:	Introduction to the 2013 edition, p. xiii.
Description:	613 p. : illustrations
Responsibility:	William Lanouette ; with Bela Silard ; foreword by Jonas Salk.

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