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Old 01-27-12, 07:05 PM   #15
Takeda Shingen
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Originally Posted by Sammi79 View Post
Takeda,

Einstein was misled into believing that scientists who worked for the Nazis were using his formula to build a bomb. At that time they were already on the first rung of the ladder, having recorded fissions in uranium. Einstein never contributed anything more to the project than his formula, which was inevitable anyway. The project went on under Max Groves and Robert Oppenheimer and they eventually found a way to achieve the supercritical chain reaction required.
So, when it comes down to it, Einstein also got scared. More or less in line with my remarks, yes?
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