Leo Szilard (1898-1964) was a Hungarian-American physicist and inventor. EARLY LIFE Leo Szilard was born Leo Spitz on February 11, 1898 in Budapest, Hungary. He developed an interest in physics at age thirteen and attended public school prior to being drafted into the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1917, where attended officer’s training school. However, influenza prevented … Continue reading Leo Szilard