Einstein later regretted the letter for its ultimate role in helping to develop the atomic bomb. The letter belonged to late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. The new owner's identity is unknown.

A letter from ... create a nuclear bomb. "It is conceivable - though much less certain - that extremely powerful bombs of a new type may thus be constructed," it says. But Einstein is reported ...

Albert Einstein’s 1939 letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, which played a pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb, recently sold for an astonishing ₹32.7 crore ($3.9 million ...

Renowned physicist Albert Einstein's letter urging President Franklin D. Roosevelt to develop the world’s first atomic bomb could fetch $4 million at auction. The two-page letter, written in 1 ...

A letter written by Albert Einstein encouraging the US government to develop an atomic bomb is going up for auction in an estate sale by late Microsoft founder Paul Allen, who died aged 65 in 2018.

the atomic bomb. Christie's Images Ltd In the letter dated 2 August 1939, Einstein wrote that "certain aspects of the situation which has arisen seem to call for watchfulness" (Credit: Christie's ...

One of the most pivotal letters Albert Einstein ever wrote is up for sale. In the summer of 1939, with war in Europe looming, several U.S. scientists entreated Einstein to warn President Franklin D.

eventually leading to the Manhattan Project and the development of the world's first atomic bomb. Though Einstein didn't write the letter, his worldwide esteem meant his signature added ...

A letter written by Albert Einstein, which encouraged the development of the atomic bomb, is going up for auction. Written to President Roosevelt in 1939, the letter warns that the US should begin ...