| | Probably the biggest criticisms of Einstein for [[Creationist]]s are that he seemed to hold to the political and philosophical notions of [[Marxism]], and that he also apparently supported the formation of a [[World Government]]<ref>[http://www.seas.columbia.edu/~ah297/un-esa/ws1997-letter-einstein.html]</ref>, though he held dual [[U.S.]] and [[Swiss]] citizenships. | | Probably the biggest criticisms of Einstein for [[Creationist]]s are that he seemed to hold to the political and philosophical notions of [[Marxism]], and that he also apparently supported the formation of a [[World Government]]<ref>[http://www.seas.columbia.edu/~ah297/un-esa/ws1997-letter-einstein.html]</ref>, though he held dual [[U.S.]] and [[Swiss]] citizenships. |
| − | And, although many seem to believe (see: [[Urban Legend]]) that Einstein directly helped the U.S. devise the first [[Atomic Bomb]] (probably because of [[E=MC^2]]), he in fact had nothing whatsoever to do with the project. He did, however, warn [[President]] [[Roosevelt]] in a letter<ref>[http://www.dannen.com/ae-fdr.html]</ref> that the possibility of developing a nuclear-fission bomb was on the near horizon (1939), that the [[Nazi]] [[German]] government was apparently working to develop one, and that the United States should make arrangements to further it's recent [[discoveries]] and [[research]] in this area--as well as to procure reliable sources of [[Uranium]], of which the U.S. was relatively short. | + | And, although many seem to believe (see: [[Urban Legend]]) that Einstein directly helped the U.S. devise the first [[Atomic Bomb]] (probably because of [[E=MC^2]]), he in fact had nothing whatsoever to do with the project. He did, however, warn [[President]] [[Roosevelt]] in a letter<ref>[http://www.dannen.com/ae-fdr.html]</ref> that the possibility of developing a nuclear-fission bomb was on the near horizon (1939), that the [[Nazi]] [[German]] government was apparently working to develop one, and that the United States should promptly make arrangements to further it's recent [[discoveries]] and [[research]] in this area--as well as to procure reliable sources of [[Uranium]], of which the U.S. was relatively short. |
| | Einstein's work on special relativity did not cite its sources, and misled many people into thinking that he invented the theory. | | Einstein's work on special relativity did not cite its sources, and misled many people into thinking that he invented the theory. |