Albert Einstein and the Atomic Bomb: A Legacy of Conscience, Not Creation

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Albert Einstein never worked on the Manhattan Project, the US program that developed the atomic bomb.
His involvement was limited to signing a letter warning President Roosevelt about Nazi Germany's potential nuclear program.
Despite his name becoming synonymous with the atomic age, Einstein spent his later life advocating against nuclear weapons.

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Albert Einstein never worked on the Manhattan Project, the US program that developed the atomic bomb. His involvement was limited to signing a letter warning President Roosevelt about Nazi Germany's potential nuclear program. Despite his name becoming synonymous with the atomic age, Einstein spent his later life advocating against nuclear weapons.

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