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Hungarian Men of Science in the Early 20th Century

“Science of Destruction and Construction”

v Destruction – “The Martians” v Construction - Erno Laszlo

Ø Hungary in the late 19th and early 20th century Ø Life in Hungary

§ Booming intellectual life and “melting pot” Ø Studies in Hungary and Germany

§ Anti-Jewish sentiment Ø Career beginnings

• Numerus Clausus § Budapest

§ WWII § First successes

Ø “The Martians of Science” Ø Emigration

§ Theodore von Kármán Ø Living the American Dream

§ Leo Szilárd § Hollywood

§ Eugene Wigner § The Erno Laszlo Institute

§ John von Neumann § Celebrity clientele

§ Edward Teller Ø Legacy

Ø The Manhattan Project § Revolutionized modern skin care

§ The Einstein-Szilárd letter

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