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Eystein's visit to Japan (1922)
Albert Einstein Albert Einstein 1879-1955 Birthplace: Germany Physicist Leo Szilard, a Hungarian scientist, asked Einstein, a world-renowned scholar, to write a letter to President Roosevelt recommending the development of an atomic bomb. Einstein, a pacifist, hesitated, but Szilard persuaded him to send the letter to the president on August 2, 1939. After reading the letter, Roosevelt expressed his desire to develop an atomic bomb. This was the moment when Einstein became the "father of the atomic bomb. After the war, together with the philosopher Russell, he called for the abolition of nuclear weapons and the peaceful use of science and technology. Dr. Einstein in Japan in 1922. (Photo by Kingendai PhotoLibrary/AFLO)
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