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Albert Einstein was born on March 14, Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 18791879

He died on April 18, 1955 when he was He died on April 18, 1955 when he was only 76only 76

He died of aortic aneurysm which is a He died of aortic aneurysm which is a general for any swelling of the aortageneral for any swelling of the aorta

He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect”.of the law of the photoelectric effect”.

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Near the beginning of his career, Einstein thought Near the beginning of his career, Einstein thought that that Newtonian mechanics was no longer enough to was no longer enough to reconcile the laws of reconcile the laws of classical mechanics with the with the laws of the laws of the electromagnetic field. This led to the . This led to the development of his development of his special theory of relativity. He . He realized, however, that the principle of relativity realized, however, that the principle of relativity could also be extended to could also be extended to gravitational fields, and , and with his subsequent theory of gravitation in 1916, with his subsequent theory of gravitation in 1916, he published a paper on the he published a paper on the general theory of relativity. He continued to deal with . He continued to deal with problems of problems of statistical mechanics and and quantum theory, which led to his explanations of , which led to his explanations of particle theory and and the motion of molecules. He also investigated the the motion of molecules. He also investigated the thermal properties of light which laid the thermal properties of light which laid the foundation of the photon theory of light. In 1917, foundation of the photon theory of light. In 1917, Einstein applied the general theory of relativity to Einstein applied the general theory of relativity to model the structure of the universe as a whole.[4]model the structure of the universe as a whole.[4]

Months before the bomb would be available, key War Department advisers, among others, worried about the political and military problems and possibilities raised by the project—the possibility of enormously powerful hydrogen bombs, enormous military potential, the limits of secrecy, the danger of a global arms race, and the need for international exchange of information and international inspection to stem dangerous nuclear competition. Martin Sherwin and James Hershberg see this memorandum flowing from Bush and Conant’s concern about President Roosevelt's "cavalier" belief that it would be possible to maintain an Anglo-American atomic monopoly after World War II. To disabuse senior officials that such a monopoly was possible, they drafted this memorandum.

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The force of B-29 nuclear delivery vehicles that was being readied for first nuclear use—the Army Air Force’s 509th Composite Group—required an operational base in the Western Pacific. In late February 1945, months before atomic bombs were ready for use, the high command selected Tinian, an island in the Northern Marianas Islands.

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No, United States, with the assistance of physicists, mathematicians, and engineers from the U.S., Britain,

Canadaand Germany (former Nazi physicists)

He has been referred to as the 'Father of the Atomic Bomb,' mostly from his famous equation: E=mc2. But this

is an appropriate association because, in reality, Albert Einstein was a pacifist, and was not part of the Manhattan

Project that developed the first atomic bomb.

People think of him as being associated with the atomic bomb because his famous equation E=MC2 predicted that a

huge amount of energy would be released if matter were converted into energy. In a paper he wrote, he mentioned

that this could be explored by studying radioactive elements.

Is Einstein really the inventor of the atomic bomb??

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1.Did Albert Einstein really invent the Atomic

bomb?

2.When was he born?

3.When did he die?

4.How did he die?

5.What prize did Albert Einstein

receive on 1921?