The scientist who warned the world: Einstein's legacy beyond physics.

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00:00Einstein, The Scientist Who Became an Activist

00:02The story of Albert Einstein is that of a genius who transcended science to become one of humanity's most important moral consciences.

00:12Born in Germany, he renounced his citizenship at 17 and lived in multiple countries.

00:17His Jewish heritage and liberal ideas forced him to emigrate to the United States in 1933, where he became a citizen.

00:27This exile gave him a unique perspective and a moral voice that crossed borders, although he was a convinced pacifist.

00:35His ideal was put to the test during World War II.

00:38In 1939, physicist Leo asked him to sign a letter to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

00:46The letter warned about the potential of nuclear research in Germany to create extremely powerful weapons.

00:52This letter was the prelude to the Manhattan Project, which developed the first nuclear weapons.

00:59After the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, Einstein felt immense remorse.

01:06This event led him to a new phase of activism, becoming a tireless promoter of world peace and nuclear disarmament.

01:12In 1955, shortly before his death, he co-authored the Russell-Einstein Manifesto.

01:18It called us scientists and governments to renounce nuclear weapons and resolve their disputes peacefully,

01:25warning that these weapons threatened the very existence of humanity.

01:29But Einstein's stance went beyond pacifism.

01:32He was a complex political thinker.

01:35He criticized capitalism and warned about the dangers of an omnipotent bureaucracy in socialism.

01:40He defended Arab-Jewish cooperation, fought against racial discrimination in the United States,

01:46and supported the civil rights movement.

01:49He believed that the only way to ensure a peaceful future was through a world government,

01:54and he denounced nationalism as an obstacle to civilization.

02:00Einstein's fame was not an end in itself.

02:03It was a platform for moral and social change.

02:05His status as a Jewish refugee and his scientific knowledge gave him the authority to speak about

02:10the dangers of fascism, racism, and nuclear proliferation.

02:17He was not content to be a genius isolated in his laboratory.

02:21The dilemma of the atomic bomb is the clearest example of how his role as a physicist

02:25clashed with his moral conscience.

02:27His life teaches us that scientific development does not happen in a vacuum.

02:34It is intrinsically linked to the fate of society,

02:38and those who drive it have a duty to reflect on its implications.

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