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Colin's Last Stand, Episode 38: How Einstein Convinced FDR to Chase the Atomic Bomb (Patreon)

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2017-08-21 16:14:31
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2018-03-17 07:04:19
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2022-01

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How Einstein Convinced FDR to Chase the Atomic Bomb -- Colin's Last Stand (Episode 38)

Albert Einstein was a brilliant celebrity-scientist. FDR was one of the most beloved and respected Presidents in American history. This is the story about how the former convinced the latter to invest heavily in the US atomic bomb project known as The Manhattan Project as a matter of survival. The consequences of not doing so? A nuclear-armed Nazi Germany that wouldn't be afraid to use the bomb. Colin's Last Stand is free of baked-in ads, product placement, and other obnoxious forms of advertising because of your support. Please consider subscribing to CLS' Patreon to show your support for independent historical and political content: http://www.patreon.com/colinslaststand Twitter: @notaxation Instagram: @clsmoriarty Facebook: /colinslaststand Reddit: /r/ColinsLastStand Colin's Last Stand is a product of Colin's Last Stand, LLC PO Box 1233 | Santa Monica, CA 90406 Still images in this video were acquired from the following sources, for which Colin's Last Stand is thankful: Atomic Heritage Foundation, Biography.com, Bleeding Cool, Futurism, FDR Library, Guitar World, History.com, History in Images, MIT Technology Review, National Parks Service, Nuclear-Power.net, Restricted Data, Scientific American, The National World War II Museum, The Skibbereen Eagle, Vancouver International College, Vulture, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, and World War II Foundation. Bibliography/Reading List: http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Begin/Einstein.shtml http://www.ushistory.org/us/51f.asp http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/einstein/peace-and-war/the-manhattan-project/ http://www.history.com/topics/the-manhattan-project https://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/documents/individualPage/ACC0001/15.pdf https://www.osti.gov/accomplishments/documents/individualPage/ACC0001/16.pdf http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/Begin/MAUD.shtml http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1644.html http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/science/30manh.html https://www.anl.gov/about-argonne/history http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/nuclear-fuel-cycle/introduction/what-is-uranium-how-does-it-work.aspx https://www.livescience.com/39773-facts-about-uranium.html https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1922/bohr-facts.html http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1922/bohr-bio.html http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html https://www.biography.com/people/albert-einstein-9285408 https://futurism.com/know-your-scientist-niels-bohr-the-father-of-the-atom/ http://www.atomicheritage.org/history/manhattan-project-begins-1942 https://www.thoughtco.com/the-manhattan-project-timeline-4051979 http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/mp/chronology.shtml https://energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/doe-history-timeline/timeline-events http://www.atomicheritage.org/history/timeline http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2013/05/17/the-price-of-the-manhattan-project/ https://www.ctbto.org/nuclear-testing/history-of-nuclear-testing/manhattan-project/

Comments

Anonymous

Great episode Colin! Even though the subject matter is as heavy as it gets, with a weapon more deadly than any other used in human history, it still feels like a nice escape from the politics of the day. That being said, your thoughts and opinions on the ongoings of the day are equally interesting and powerful so like qalways, thank you for your content!

LastStandMedia
>>6799755

Thank you! It was nice going back to a history topic after so much time spent on politics and social issues recently. Glad you enjoyed the episode.

Owen

Great video. The historical videos are as always, the best. I think the crazy thing is that it wasn't used on Germang. We were able to beat them without it and we end up using it on Japan. Now the estimated man power to invade Japan was around a million men, so it's very fascinating that we don't need the bomb to beat Hitler but felt the need to beat Japan with it.

BettyAnn Moriarty

Wow! So well researched and so very interesting! Who knew all this detail?! Just amazing! Thank you for putting so much hard work and passion into this (and into all you work)! It' shows and it makes it even more powerful. I can't wait for the rest... 👍🏻❤️

Josiah Lambert

Loved the ep -- didn't even know this letter existed in the first place. Thanks!

Joey Finelli

I never knew this letter existed. thank you for teach me more stuff!

Bryan Finck

Awesome stuff Colin, simply awesome

A.G.Rowe

Another great episode. Thanks Colin

Timothy Monnig

Nicely done, Colin. In addition to being great framing for such a complex topic, your video also serves as an excellent reminder that history does not exist in a vacuum, only our perception of it. And to consider the role serendipity played in the creation and use the first weapon on mass destruction and its formulation of the existing geopolitical order is compelling and unnerving. Suppose Niels Bohr had Nazi sympathies, or if FDR viewed the German atomic threat with incredulity, it could have been a startlingly different world. While it's hard to imagine that we are living through a historical inflection point on the scale of the 2nd World War (even in the wake of 9/11, the defining point of the current American generation), it's hard not to wonder what small coincidences and human interactions are shaping our world now and for generations to come. Great stuff, Colin...

Ryan Blushke

Fantastic episode! It was so interesting!

LastStandMedia

Thank you. I will certainly keep doing history videos, because I enjoy doing them. The traffic never really justifies it, but the good news is that CLS isn't reliant on ad revenue (it receives none), so views aren't all that important. So, you got two history videos this week. Back to politics on Monday (I think).

LastStandMedia
>>6823795

Indeed. It could have easily gone both ways. I've always been aghast by the alternate history in which the Nazis were imperialistic, but not racist. Their racism cost them some of the brightest scientific minds of the day -- many of whom were native Germans -- and gave us the bomb (and, later, our space program).