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Leo Szilard Papers

Owning Institution: UC San Diego, Special Collections and Archives

About this Collection

Leo Szilard is best known for his pioneering work in nuclear physics, his participation in the Manhattan Project during World War II, and his opposition to the nuclear arms race in the postwar era. The papers document Szilard's work on the atomic bomb and his efforts on behalf of arms control and world cooperation through his correspondence, writings, and audio-visual recordings. The majority of the Leo Szilard Papers, held by the UC San Diego Library, have been digitized. View this collection on the contributor's website.
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1,841 items found in this collection

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A.A. Thornton and Co
Absorption of residual neutrons
Absperrogan
Academic Assistance Council
Academic Press
Account of the Chicago Project
Adam, Isbert
Adam, Isbert
Adding machine
Adey, W. Ross
Admiralty. (U.K.). Director of Naval Contracts
A.E.C. (Atomic Energy Commission)
After dinner speech at Pugwash, edited by John Kaar
After dinner speech at Pugwash, edited by John Kaar. Letter to New …
Agents for producing Disease Resistance
Aging
Aging process and the comparative strength of spermatozoa
Aging (S-48)
Aide Memoir
Aide memoire. Informal recapitulation of the conversations between Brasch, Szilard, Vogelstein, and …
Air cooled neutronic reactor, with Enrico Fermi
Airline Conference
Airplane
Alexander, Archibald S
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