Leo Szilard. Letters to Gertrud Weiss, 1937-1959.

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Leo Szilard. Letters to Gertrud Weiss, 1937-1959.

The Leo Szilard Letters to Gertrud Weiss collection contains letters written between 1937 and 1959 from Szilard to Weiss. The letters document the development of their relationship during this period and cover a variety of topics, from the everyday to more personal topics, including Szilard's battle with cancer. There are also a small number of letters from other correspondents. Letters are primarily German, with some in English.

.4 lin. ft. (1 archives box)

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Szilard, Gertrud Weiss

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Szilard, Leo

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Leo Szilard was a nuclear physicist, biologist and advocate of global arms control. Aaron Novick is a biophysicist. From 1948 to 1952, they jointly investigated the genetics and physiology of bacteria and viruses at the Institute of Radiology and Physics (University of Chicago). From the description of Research files, 1948-1969. (University of California, San Diego). WorldCat record id: 37952289 Gertrud Weiss studied medicine at the University of Vienna. After completing her...