Uploads from Dr. Jorge S. Diaz

Currently Playing: Role of Einstein in the Atomic Bomb

Is Einstein's famous equation even relevant for the nuclear bomb? What is the relation between E=mc² and nuclear energy? What was Einstein's role in the development of the atomic bomb? Einstein-Szilard Letter: https://rb.gy/u6f7m Frisch-Peierls Memorandum: https://rb.gy/rxiib Playlist Physics of Nuclear Weapons: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_UV-wQj1lvUhNttvv4_KsYrQxHygj3Ey 00:00 E=mc2 01:28 E=mc2 and fission 03:28 enter Mark Oliphant 05:08 MAUD committee 06:27 Einstein-Szilard letter 07:37 America gets serious about the bomb 08:34 Einstein letter vs. Frisch-Peielrs memorandum ________________________________________________________________________________ Scientists' portraits courtesy of AIP Emilio Segrè Visual Archives "Snow Walk" by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels https://www.pexels.com/video/snow-landscape-nature-man-6503161/ "The Sun photographed at 304 angstroms" by NASA/SDO (AIA), public domain "ITER Exhibit" by IAEA Imagebank is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse "Poynting Physics building 1" by RexxS is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/?ref=openverse "SCR-270 Radar Antenna" by brewbooks is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 "Cavity magnetron" by Thinktank Birmingham Science Museum is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/?ref=openverse "London in WWII" by Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Public Domain Photographs "Facsimile of the letter of Einstein-Szilard to President F.D. Roosevelt" by Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum, public domain "Einstein and Szilard letter to Roosevelt NNSA" by NavioZuber is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0?ref=openverse "President F.D. Roosevelt" by FDR Presidential Library & Museum is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse "S-1 Committee at Bohemian Grove" by US DoE, public domain "Note from F.D. Roosevelt to Bush" by National Archives and Records Administration