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In response to "Without Hitler in the 30s, do Einstein and other physicists not defect to the US? Does somebody else get the bomb first?" by crash davis

There was an episode of NOVA that kind of explored this question.

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Feb 29 '16, 12:40

The conclusion was that the leaders of Germany simply didn't put much stake in the idea -- not just Hitler, but most of the leadership.

However, IIRC, had the leadership supported the research, they just might have discovered how to make a functioning atomic bomb before the U.S.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/military/nazis-and-the-bomb.html (www.pbs.org)

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iirc, (and I may not), it took Einstein to convince Roosevelt of the possibility -- nm - crash davis Feb 29, 12:43 3
- Yes. Absolutely. I do know that. - ReluctantCynic Feb 29, 12:47 2
  - And then think of the money and manpower FDR had to allocate and make available for it during a World War -- nm - Remlik Feb 29, 12:55
  - Getting that letter had to be a bit like reading, "Mr. Obama, I urge you to create a laser death ray." -- nm - Reagen Feb 29, 12:52

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