Question

Einstein escaped Hitler’s Germany and fled to the United States in 1933. he devoted his life to humanitarian

and pacifist cause. After Physics, space became Einstein’s most important concern. In 1939 he wrote a

letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt urging to the U.S. to start a programme of nuclear research and

develop an atom bomb before Germany did. His opinion contributed to Roosevelt’s decision to fund the

Manhattan project and led to the atom bombs which exploded over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

Einstein, however, was horrified by the explosion. He later considered his letter to Roosevelt as one of his

greatest mistakes. After World War II, he urged the Allies to set up a World Government to control the

Atom Bomb.



i.Give the above passage a suitable title.

ii.Can Einstein be blamed for creating the atom bomb?

iii.What was Einstein’s reaction after the explosion of atom bomb over Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

iv.What was Einstein’s text of the letter that he wrote to Roosevelt?

v.Make a précis of the above passage.​

Answer 1

Einstein's Greatest Mistake

Explanation:

i.Give the above passage a suitable title.

• In my opinion, a suitable title for the given passage should be 'Einstein's greatest mistake'.

ii. Can Einstein be blamed for creating the atom bomb?

• Although people blamed Einstein for creating the atomic bomb, he was never directly involved in it. He only suggested the President to start  a program of nuclear research and develop an atom bomb via a letter to protect the world from the horrors of Hitler.

iii. What was Einstein’s reaction after the explosion of the atom bomb over Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

• Einstein was horrified by the explosion of the atom bomb over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He also considered his letter to President Roosevelt as one of his greatest mistakes.

iv. What was Einstein’s text of the letter that he wrote to Roosevelt?

• In 1933, Einstein wrote a letter to President Roosevelt urging him to start a program of nuclear research and develop an atom bomb before Germany did.

v. Make a précis of the above passage.

• After Einstein escaped German in 1933 he developed an interest in space. He wrote a letter to President Roosevelt urging him to start a program on nuclear research and develop an atom bomb before Germany, Which he considered as his greatest mistake as the atom bombs were exploded over Hiroshima and Nagasaki. After World War II, he suggested to set up a World Government to control the Atom Bomb.