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The Bomb

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A Chain Reaction Is in Motion

Leo sallard was born in hiroshima and stayed there until i finished university. He lived during 15 years of war, that was the only thing he knew. Silard fears the bomb, but he fear sa notsy bomb more. Imagine the devastation. What might it mean for people like him? A chain reaction is in motion. He believes there will be a bomb. And so he's come to a simple conclusion: The americans must develop the bomb before the germans. So he decides to go and see einstein. It's been nearly 20 years since lea sallard first met albert einstein in a lecture theatre in berlin. Now they

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