Question 12 Unsaved Which German-born Jewish scientist fled his homeland to escape the Nazis and urged President Roosevelt to develop an atomic bomb?

Question 12 options:

Robert Oppenheimer

Albert Einstein

Enrico Fermi

Leo Szilard

The correct answer is Albert Einstein.

Albert Einstein urged President Franklin D. Roosevelt to speed up the process of developing an atomic bomb because of his knowledge regarding Germany's advancement towards the development of this weapon. Einstein was worried that the Germans would be able to develop this weapon before the US, which would result in catastrophic damage to the entire world.