Season 1 · Episode 2
Leo Szilard: 1. Moonshine
A little-known scientist discovers something that will change the course of human history
The Bomb · BBC World Service
July 31, 202027m 58s
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Show Notes
A little-known scientist discovers something that will change the course of human history.
After befriending some of the world’s greatest physicists in 1920s Berlin, Albert Einstein among them, Leo Szilard is forced to flee when the Nazis come to power. In London, he discovers the destructive possibilities of harnessing nuclear power; setting the course for the world’s first atomic bomb.
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