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Notes and correspondence of MacDuffie pertaining to the life of Szilard. The collection contains several letters written by Szilard, interviews by MacDuffie with Szilard, and two manuscripts concerning the early development of nuclear power. Also, a large number of clippings from magazines and newspapers describing Szilard's life and activities; and many of Szilard's publications.
Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.
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Source of acquisition--210124. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Accession number--M-59.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/89.
Leo Szilard (1898-1964) was a prominent nuclear physicist.
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| Name | ||
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| Szilard, Leo | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Subject | ||
| Nuclear energy -- Research | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Nuclear physics -- Research | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |
| Physicists | CLIO Catalog | ArchiveGRID |