Einstein and colleague Leo Szilard penned a letter threatening to publish their results about nuclear fission unless promised Manhattan Project funding materialized, a move that could have told German scientists how to build the first atomic bomb.
Albert Einstein's political contributions are frequently eclipsed by his scientific achievements. But the physicist was active in political thought, and his insights remain relevant today.
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Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist. Einstein developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).
Einstein and colleague Leo Szilard penned a letter threatening to publish their results about nuclear fission unless promised Manhattan Project funding materialized, a move that could have told German scientists how to build the first atomic bomb.
Albert Einstein's political contributions are frequently eclipsed by his scientific achievements. But the physicist was active in political thought, and his insights remain relevant today.
Find out more about the history of Albert Einstein, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist. Einstein developed the theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).
