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Leo Szilard (Wikipedia)

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The Wikipedia article on Leo Szilard, consulted for its account of his 1933 conception and 1936 patenting of the nuclear chain reaction, years before any working reactor existed.

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Author
Wikipedia contributors
Publisher
Wikimedia Foundation
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Szilard
Source Type
Reference Work
Reliability Tier
2
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Leo Szilard (Wikipedia)
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Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)

This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.

Well-attested

12

Open Questions

Who deserves primary credit for founding nuclear engineering: Leo Szilard, who conceived and patented the chain reaction concept in 1933 and 1936, or Enrico Fermi, who led the team that achieved the first actual self sustaining chain reaction in 1942?

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Leo Szilard (Wikipedia)

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1

Open Questions

Who deserves primary credit for founding nuclear engineering: Leo Szilard, who conceived and patented the chain reaction concept in 1933 and 1936, or Enrico Fermi, who led the team that achieved the first actual self sustaining chain reaction in 1942?

General References

1

Open Questions

Who deserves primary credit for founding nuclear engineering: Leo Szilard, who conceived and patented the chain reaction concept in 1933 and 1936, or Enrico Fermi, who led the team that achieved the first actual self sustaining chain reaction in 1942?
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