In 1943, while working on his PhD, Richard Feynman joined the Manhattan Project, which was investigating the possibility of developing a nuclear bomb (1). He believed it was important for the USA and its allies to develop the bomb before the Germans. He later realised that once Nazi Germany had surrendered there was no longer the urgency to develop the bomb and he regretted that he did not stop to think why he had initially agreed to work on the project.
If you want to know more about Richard Feynman, you could read some of his books:
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