Letter from Albert Einstein to the United States Navy’s Bureau of Ordnance describing the forces experienced by a torpedo’s firing pin mechanism upon impact with a solid object, 4 Jan 1944, page 2 of 2.

Caption     Letter from Albert Einstein to the United States Navy’s Bureau of Ordnance describing the forces experienced by a torpedo’s firing pin mechanism upon impact with a solid object, 4 Jan 1944, page 2 of 2. ww2dbase
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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
15 Sep 2021 01:05:43 PM

Note that Einstein’s proposed solution to overcome the immense impact forced of a torpedo amount to exactly what would become known as crumple zones in automobiles (an automotive concept first patented in Germany in 1937).

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