Listen "Albert Einstein #7- Was Einstein A Pacifist?"
Episode Synopsis
Award winning author Professor Steven Gimbel Previous Chair of the Philosophy DepartmentGettysburg Collegeauthor of numerous highly acclaimed books including: Isn’t That Clever: A Philosophy of Humor and ComedyEinstein’s Jewish Science: Physics at the Intersection of Politics and Religion Einstein: His Space and Times
Was Einstein a Pacifist? • Fundamentally a pacifist• Against Belgium pacifists as Hitler to invade• Fearful Germany would develop Nuclear weapons• Signed letter to Roosevelt• Led to Manhattan Project• Abhorred by atomic bombing of Japan• Would “burn my fingers”
Was Einstein a Pacifist? • Fundamentally a pacifist• Against Belgium pacifists as Hitler to invade• Fearful Germany would develop Nuclear weapons• Signed letter to Roosevelt• Led to Manhattan Project• Abhorred by atomic bombing of Japan• Would “burn my fingers”
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