Leo Szilard
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Leo Szilard has been mentioned in one podcast episode on Behind the Bastards (Dec 2025).
Leo Szilard was a Hungarian-born American physicist, biologist, and inventor who made numerous important discoveries in nuclear physics and the biological sciences. He conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, and patented the idea in 1936. In late 1939 he wrote the Einstein–Szilard letter for Albert Einstein's signature that resulted in the Manhattan Project that built the atomic bomb, and then in 1945 wrote the Szilard petition asking president Harry S. Truman to demonstrate the bomb witho
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Dec 2025 on Behind the Bastards |
Who talks about Leo Szilard on podcasts?
Leo Szilard came up; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on Behind the Bastards.
What is Leo Szilard mentioned alongside?
Leo Szilard is most often mentioned alongside Great Britain, Manhattan Project and General Duhi.
Mentioned together: Great Britain, Manhattan Project, General Duhi, HG Wells, Albert Einstein, FDR, Margaret Killjoy, Italy, Command and Control, The World Set Free