Monday, August 19, 2019

Albert Einstein and the atomic bomb

After the US dropped atomic bombs on Japan Albert Einstein said: “I made one great mistake in my life - when I signed a letter to President Roosevelt recommending that atomic bombs be made.

“If only I had known, I would have become a watchmaker.”

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