Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.

How much effort does it cost when writing a grant proposal? Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Leó #Szilárd [1898–1964], known in scientific circles as the "father of the atom bomb", has been overshadowed by such luminaries as Albert #Einstein, Edward #Teller, J. Robert #Oppenheimer, and Enrico Fermi.

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💥 #OTD in #History 12 September 1933, physicist #LeoSzilard was waiting on a red light where Southampton Row passes Russell Square in Bloomsbury, London. At that moment, Szilard famously conceived the idea of nuclear chain reaction on the spot. He patented it in 1936.

Physicist Leo Szilard. Probably circa 1960

Albert Einstein during a lecture in Vienna in 1921

In a moment of shared urgency, two thinkers reached beyond their labs to shape the destiny of nations.

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Leo Szilard: the physicist who envisaged nuclear weapons but later opposed their use – Physics World Istvan Hargittai explains why Leo Szilard’s petition for atomic bombs to be stopped was not the only time his views changed

Happy (𝟭𝟮𝟳th) birthday, Leo #Szilard! 🎂👏🥳 [°Feb. 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964]🌹😔

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September 12th 1933 – Leó Szilárd, waiting for a red light on Southampton Row in Bloomsbury, conceives the idea of the nuclear chain reaction. FULL VIDEO ON WW2 HERE: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXty... #onthisday #history #mannymandoeshistory #ww2 #chainreaction #leoszilard #oppenheimer