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Which notable physicist's team did Weizsäcker belong to during WW2?

  • Albert Einstein

  • Niels Bohr

  • Werner Heisenberg

  • Edwin Schrodinger

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During World War II, Weizsäcker was a member of Werner Heisenberg's team of physicists at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics in Berlin. The team's work was focused on developing nuclear weapons for Nazi Germany. However, Weizsäcker was opposed to the development of nuclear weapons and is credited with playing a key role in delaying the German nuclear weapons program.
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