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==Einstein and the A-bomb==
==Einstein and the A-bomb==
In 1939 research done by several leading scientists including [[Enrico Fermi]] regarding chain reactions of nuclear fission prompted [[Leo Szilard]] to persuade Einstein to write a letter to President <ref>[[Roosevelt]] [http://hypertextbook.com/eworld/einstein.shtml]</ref>, with the support of his colleagues, to warn the President about the possibility of nuclear weapons and that Nazi [[Germany]] had already taken an interest in this technology.
In 1939 research done by several leading scientists including [[Enrico Fermi]] regarding chain reactions of nuclear fission prompted [[Leo Szilard]] to persuade Einstein to write a letter to President <ref>[[Roosevelt]] [http://hypertextbook.com/eworld/einstein.shtml]</ref>, to warn the President about the possibility of nuclear weapons and that Nazi [[Germany]] had already taken an interest in this technology.
Einstein himself has never been involved in the Manhattan project led by Fermi and he condemned the use of nuclear weapons.
Einstein himself has never been involved in the [[Manhattan project]]. Later he condemned the use of nuclear weapons.
==Controversy Surrounding His Death==
==Controversy Surrounding His Death==