As a boy, he is said to have predicted the events of World War I. Although late in his career he was a molecular biologist, his primary achievements were in physics. In 1930, he and a former teacher patented a refrigerator without moving parts. That teacher was Albert Einstein, who nine years later did the student another favor by endorsing his letter to FDR about the prospect of a German atomic bomb. Later collaborators included Walter Zinn, T.A. Chalmers, and a bunch of guys at the University of Chicago. For ten points, name this Hungarian-Am
As a boy, he is said to have predicted the events of World War I. Although late in his career he was a molecular biologist, his primary achievements were in physics. In 1930, he and a former teacher patented a refrigerator without moving parts. That teacher was Albert Einstein, who nine years later did the student another favor by endorsing his letter to FDR about the prospect of a German atomic bomb. Later collaborators included Walter Zinn, T.A. Chalmers, and a bunch of guys at the University of Chicago. For ten points, name this Hungarian-American Manhattan project scientist.
As a boy, he is said to have predicted the events of World War I.