He wrote the equation that enabled it in the first place. He didn't work actively on the bomb, largely because hoover didn't want him to and he didn't really, i don't think, really wanted to. And later fought hard along with a number of other eminent scientists too,. A, to try to convince the government not not to ever drop it on people.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, filmmaker Ron Howard, astrophysicist Janna Levin, and comic co-host Harrison Greenbaum celebrate and explore the life of Albert Einstein, including his path to scientific enlightenment and the impact of his genius on the world.
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