"Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, I would not have lifted a finger."
— Albert Einstein

January 1, 1970

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Albert Einstein
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Einstein discussing the letter he sent Roosevelt raising the possibility of atomic weapons. from "Atom: Einstein, the Man Who Started It All," Newsweek Magazine (10 March 1947).