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Atomic Weapons and the Race Against Time
This chapter explores the concerns of physicist Leo Szilard and his efforts to inform President Franklin Roosevelt about the danger of Germany developing an atomic bomb. It discusses the formation of an advisory committee on uranium and the challenges faced by scientists in separating U-235 and researching plutonium. It also highlights the collaboration between Szilard and Enrico Fermi in creating the world's first nuclear reactor.
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