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Originally Posted by Dave999 View Post
Yeah. The nukes you mean? “Einstein did not split the atom. He was a theorist who developed relativity and some components of quantum mechanics. ... The only things Einstein ever split were (1) common property during his divorce, and (2) perhaps a dinner check or two with his colleagues. Einstein was a theorist.”
Einstein did not personally split the atom but his theories were used to help in the development of nukes. Its kinda like saying "I'm not responsible if you don't understand what I'm saying". Here Einstein might say, I'm not responsible if you use my theories to help blow up the world."