- Was the smartest man on earth!
- He was a physicists!
- He was a Jew! !
- He had ADD!
Theses Statement
- Albert Einstein came up with the physics behind the atomic bomb, but was not directly involved with developing the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb kills multiple people at once.
Evidence!
- "One of the most far-reaching legacies of American atomic bomb development was the ensuing arms race. Now that the United States had this capability, other countries wanted the same weapons to be able to compete on the same level, should it ever become necessary. While one of the United States’ primary nuclear rivals became the Soviet Union, other countries also hurried to develop their own nuclear weapons, thereby increasing tension felt throughout the world. (This information is from http://www.netplaces.com/einstein/later-years-effects-of-the-nuclear-age/legacy-of-hiroshima.htm.")
- "On the other hand, this kind of science-fiction counter factual can have its usefulness as a thought experiment. It isn't history, but it can be used to illustrate some important aspects about the early history of the atomic bomb that a lot of people don't know, and to undo a little bit of the "great man" obsession with bomb history. Albert Einstein has been associated with the bomb both through his famous mass-energy equivalence calculation (E=mc²) and because of the famous Einstein-Szilard letter to Roosevelt in 1939. On the face of it, this gives him quite a primary role, and indeed, he usually shows up pretty quickly at the beginning of most histories of the Manhattan Project. But neither E=mc² nor the Einstein-Szilard letter were as central to the Manhattan Project's success as people realize — either scientifically or historically. (This information is from http://gizmodo.com/if-einstein-had-never-been-born-would-we-still-have-nu-1597200914.")
- "The bomb was dropped by parachute and exploded 580m (1,900ft) above the ground. Between 60,000 and 80,000 people were killed instantly. The heat from the bomb was so intense that some people simply vanished in the explosion. Many more died of the long-term effects of radiation sickness. The final death toll was calculated at 135,000. As well as residents of Hiroshima, the victims included Koreans who had been forced to come to Japan as laborers, and American prisoners-of-war who were imprisoned in Hiroshima. (This information is from http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/timeline/factfiles/nonflash/a6652262.shtml.")
- "When Einstein's most famous formula E=mc2 is mentioned, the atomic bomb is usually not far behind. Indeed there is a connection between the two, but it is subtle, and sadly, some popular science texts get it wrong: they will tell you that a nuclear explosion is "caused by the transformation of matter and energy" according to Einstein's formula, and that the gigantic conversion factor c2 is responsible for the immense power of such weapons. (This information is from http://www.einstein-online.info/spotlights/atombombe.")
- "In 1939, shortly before the outbreak of World War II in Europe, Einstein learned that two German chemists had split the uranium atom. Enrico Fermi, an Italian physicist who lived in the United States, proposed that a chain-reaction splitting of uranium atoms could release enormous quantities of energy. That same year Einstein wrote to President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning him that this scientific knowledge could lead to Germany’s development of an atomic bomb. He suggested that the United States begin preparations for its own atomic bomb research. Einstein’s urging led to the creation of the Manhattan Project and the development of the first two atomic bombs in 1945." (This information is from http://school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/274135.)