Television interview with Leo Szilard by Mike Wallace [sound recording] / 1961.

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Television interview with Leo Szilard by Mike Wallace [sound recording] / 1961.

One of several television interviews of accomplished people done by Mike Wallace in the 1950s and early 1960s. Szilard discusses his background, the years of developing the atomic bomb, attempts to stop its use, and current efforts for disarmament.

1 sound tape reel : 7 1/2 ips, analog, mono. ; 7 in.

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American Institute of Physics

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Szilard, Leo

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