Originally created as a forum post for HIST 586 on 20th century physics
via Chemical Warfare, WWII, the Atomic Bomb, and Einstein — curiouser contemplations
Originally created as a forum post for HIST 586 on 20th century physics
via Chemical Warfare, WWII, the Atomic Bomb, and Einstein — curiouser contemplations
Science and War 
About 40 scientists signed a petition asking that the US not drop the bomb, but FDR had spent far too much money that even Congress knew nothing about, so Truman had already decided to drop it.
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oh i did not know about the petition, thats news to me. guess we learn something eveyday
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I know I sure try to. My dad used to say – “The day I stop learning, please close the lid.”
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It was the saddest time in history.
PS. Einstein’s eyes look like Alexander the Great. Can there be a relationship?
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