The "military head" of the Manhattan Project, General Groves appeared to have really disliked Szilard: Groves wanted to have Szilard "interned for the duration of the war" as "an enemy alien" (http://www.doug-long.com/szilard.htm)
I'll bet that Szilard's iconoclasm and reaction to authority means that his contributions get downplayed. Can't have a non-team-player elevated to hero status, now can we?
The "military head" of the Manhattan Project, General Groves appeared to have really disliked Szilard: Groves wanted to have Szilard "interned for the duration of the war" as "an enemy alien" (http://www.doug-long.com/szilard.htm)
I'll bet that Szilard's iconoclasm and reaction to authority means that his contributions get downplayed. Can't have a non-team-player elevated to hero status, now can we?