“"Einstein's Monsters," by the way, refers to nuclear weapons, but also to ourselves. We are Einstein's monsters, not fully human, not for now.”

—  Martin Amis , book Einstein's Monsters

"Introduction: Thinkability"
Einstein's Monsters (1987)

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