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How did Einstein react to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Einstein was deeply shaken by the magnitude of destruction caused in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He wrote a public missive to the United Nations in which he proposed the formation of a world government. Gradually, in the years to come, he got involved in politics – agitating for disarmament and using his popularity to campaign for peace and democracy.


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Here are some facts from Einstein's life. Arrange them in chronological order.

[ ] Einstein publishes his Special Theory of Relativity.


[ ] He is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.


[ ] Einstein writes a letter to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt and warns against Germany's building of an atomic bomb.


[ ] Einstein attends a high school in Munich.


[ ] Einstein's family moves to Milan.


[ ] Einstein is born in the German city of Ulm.


[ ] Einstein joins a University in Zurich, where he meets Mileva.


[ ] Einstein dies.


[ ] He provides a new interpretation of gravity.


[ ] Tired of the school's regimentation, Einstein withdraws from school.


[ ] He works in a patent office as a technical expert.


[ ] When Hitler comes to power, Einstein leaves Germany for the United States.