Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic …

Albert Einstein
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Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, I would not have lifted a finger. ✨ Atom: Einstein, the Man Who Started It All. Newsweek Magazine, March 10, 1947.
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Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, I would not have lifted a finger. ✨ Atom: Einstein, the Man Who Started It All. Newsweek Magazine, March 10, 1947.

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