Einstein Co-Founded the Doomsday Clock to Atone for the Atomic Bomb

A detailed history of the Doomsday Clock and conservative efforts to retire it

Stephanie Leguichard
6 min readMar 31, 2022

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Wikimedia Commons Image of the War Room in Dr. Strangelove (1964)

Late in his life, Albert Einstein was tormented by regret for contributing to the development of what is arguably the most nefarious invention in history — the atomic bomb.

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Stephanie Leguichard
Dialogue & Discourse

Writer, editor, leftist activist. Endlessly fascinated by the complexities of human minds and cultures. Completing my MA in Anthropology. sleguichard@gmail.com