| The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996. |
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| NUMBER: | 18586 |
| QUOTATION: | The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking and we thus drift toward unparalleled catastrophe. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Albert Einstein (18791955), German-born U.S. scientist. Telegram, May 24, 1946, sent to prominent Americans. New York Times (May 25, 1946). |
| BIOGRAPHY: | Columbia Encyclopedia. |
| WORKS: | Einstein Collection. |
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