“Nuclear power is a hell of a way to boil water.”

—  Albert Einstein

The quote "Nuclear power is a hell of a way to boil water." is famous quote attributed to Albert Einstein (1879–1955), German-born physicist and founder of the theory of relativity.

Commonly quoted on the internet, this quote is actually from Karl Grossman, via his 1980 book Cover Up: What You are Not Supposed to Know About Nuclear Power (p. 155; freely available online via its publisher http://www.thepermanentpress.com/p-354-cover-up.aspx; see PDF page 187).
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