How a Refrigerator Led to Einstein’s Pleas for Atomic Bomb Research

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Albert Einstein is perhaps most famous for introducing the world to the equation E=mc2. In essence, he discovered that energy and mass are interchangeable, setting the stage for nuclear power—and atomic weapons. His part in the drama of nuclear war may have ended there if not for a simple refrigerator. In the 1920s, while living […]

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June 22, 2017 at 08:23AM