Albert Einstein's atomic bomb letter to US President Roosevelt sold for Rs 32.7 crore at Christie's auction
However, the Manhattan Project truly took off after Nobel Laureate Albert Einstein penned a letter to US President Franklin D Roosevelt, asking him to priortise nuclear research. Now, that very letter has gone under the hammer, and has been sold for a whopping $3.9 milion (Rs 32.7 crore) at Christie's auction.