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Leó Szilárd — Age & Birthday
Born: 11 February 1898 · Died: 30 May 1964 · Age at death: 66
How old was Leó Szilárd when he died?
Leó Szilárd died aged 66. He was born on 11 February 1898 and died on 30 May 1964.
Physicist who first conceived the idea of a nuclear chain reaction
Did you know?He was the person who drafted the urgent letter to President Roosevelt, signed by Einstein, that initiated the development of the atomic bomb.
Leo Szilard (Hungarian: Leó Szilárd; born Leó Spitz; February 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964) was a Hungarian-born American physicist, biologist, and inventor who made numerous important discoveries in nuclear physics and the biological sciences. He conceived the nuclear chain reaction in 1933, and patented the idea in 1936.
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- Age at death
- 66
- Would be
- 128
- Years since death
- 62
- Born
- February 11, 1898 · Budapest, Hungary
- Died
- May 30, 1964
- Cause of death
- Myocardial infarction
- Nationality
- Hungarian
- Known for
- Science, Technology, Literature
Family
- Mother
- Tekla Szilárd
- Spouse
- Gertrud Weiss Szilard
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- Born on February 11Born on February 11 too? You share your birthday with Leó Szilárd, Thomas Edison, Jennifer Aniston and 27 more famous people. See your full list of birthday matches.Date page
- Died on May 30Leó Szilárd is remembered every May 30, along with 18 other notable people who died on this day. Discover what else happened on that date.Date page
- See the front page from the day Leó Szilárd was bornA newspaper front page for 11 February 1898, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayLeó Szilárd would be 128 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryLeó Szilárd's 129th birthday is in 107 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!129th
- Death anniversaryThe 63rd anniversary of Leó Szilárd's death is in 215 days. A moment to remember their legacy.63rd
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