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EPISODE · Oct 4, 2013 · 9 MIN

Ethical Science

from A Point of View · host BBC Radio 4

Lisa Jardine learned the story of Leo Szilard from her father who regarded him as an exemplary figure in science. Szilard, an Hungarian physicist, helped to develop the atom bomb, but later fought against its use. His story provides lessons about the relationship between science and human values - even though the version of the tale Lisa was taught turns out not to have been entirely true. Producer: Sheila Cook.

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