Leó Szilárd

1898–1964 · Hungarian-American Jewish physicist and inventor

Topics: science, engineering leadership

• The most important step in getting a job done is the recognition of the problem. Once I recognize a problem I usually can think of someone who can work it out better than I could.

  — Leó Szilárd

• A scientist's aim in a discussion with his colleagues is not to persuade, but to clarify.

  — Leó Szilárd

• Science is progressing at such a rapid rate that when you make a prediction and think you are ahead of your time by 100 years you may be ahead of your time by 10 at most.

  — Leó Szilárd