Einstein published the E=mc² equation in 1905, but it wasn't until 1935 - with the Nazi's getting more powerful and with war imminent in Europe - that it became critical to the military, much to his disgust if those that were close to him are to be believed. This equation tells us how energy is created but even Einstein himself didn't believe that it could be harnessed in such a way as to create a super-bomb, due to the scientific complexities, but his belief changed just before World War II and he was instrumental in getting the project moving which would unleash the first atomic bomb on humans, something he publicly regretted until his death. |
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