80 years ago yesterday, Albert Einstein signed a letter written by him and Leo Szilard to FDR recommending that the US government pay more attention to new developments in atomic energy.pic.twitter.com/fAyfQT3sb4
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Yeah, that's an interesting alternative question, if research actually slowed down. That said, my impression was they had hit a wall after the early work because they needed $$ for more graphite and uranium.
Rabi, Szilard, and others blamed Briggs for screwing up communication between groups, keeping UK info from the US scientists, etc. — that's their main complaint of NRC management
