In 1944, With whom did Szilard apply for a nuclear reactor patent?
Max Planck
James Chadwick
Richard Feynman
Enrico Fermi
Answer
Enrico Fermi and Leo Szilard applied for a nuclear reactor patent in 1944. They were both physicists and had been working on nuclear energy for several years. They believed that a nuclear reactor could be used to produce electricity and also as a weapon. The patent was granted in 1945.
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