Leo Szilard
Leo Szilard
Leo Szilardwas a Jewish Hungarian-born physicist and inventor. He conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, patented the idea of a nuclear reactor with Enrico Fermi, and in late 1939 wrote the letter for Albert Einstein's signature that resulted in the Manhattan Project that built the atomic bomb...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth11 February 1898
CountryUnited States of America
Leo Szilard quotes about
two democracy genius
Even if we accept, as the basic tenet of true democracy, that one moron is equal to one genius, is it necessary to go a further step and hold that two morons are better than one genius?
scientist aim colleagues
A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.
produce thickness explosions
If the thickness is larger than the critical value I can produce an explosion.
two genius lines
I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius.