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86. Albert Einstein: Intelligence Personified
The amazing Albert Einstein was not born in
United States, but he lived most of his
life in America after leaving his home country
. The theoretical physicist and scientist is considered one
the most intelligent human beings ever to walk
face of the earth. He is credited with
the General Theory of Evolution that is one
the pillars of modern science. He was awarded
1921 Nobel Prize in physics largely based on
theory. He is best known for his famous
of E=MC squared, his mass-energy equivalence formula.
Born
Germany on March 14, 1879, Einstein showed great
and abilities from an early age. He was
the United States in 1933 when Adolf Hitler
power in his homeland. Because of Hitler's treatment
Jewish people, Einstein, who was a Jew, decided
to return to Germany, and to make the
States his home. He became a U.S. citizen
1940.
It was Einstein who first conceived of
nuclear fission weapon that he felt Germany was
the verge of discovery. He urged President Franklin
. Roosevelt to begin development of a similar weapon,
also felt it was best not to use
. His warning about the Nazis served the president
, and the Manhattan Project was born. This project
designed to develop a nuclear weapon in the
States in case Hitler unleashed his own weapon.
was a life-long pacifist. He spoke of the
of science, and how it should be used
the betterment of Humankind, and not for creating
of mass destruction. Because of his high IQ,
's name has become synonymous with intelligence in the
States.
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