This letter discusses Albert Einstein’s idea of an electro-magnetic device that will automatically explode a torpedo as it passes underneath a ship.
Letter of Albert Einstein to the Lieutenant Stephen Brunauer, U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance
- 6/18/1943
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Ordnance.
National Archives Identifier: 305248
Full Citation: Letter of Albert Einstein to the Lieutenant Stephen Brunauer, U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance; 6/18/1943; Records of the Bureau of Ordnance, Record Group 74. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/1-letter-of-albert-einstein-to-the-lieutenant-stephen-brunauer-us-navy-bureau-of-ordnance/, October 6, 2026]
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