Einstein's Use Of Uranium During World War II

On July 16, 1939, at the insistence of Leo Szilard and Eugene Wigner, physicist Albert Einstein sent a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning the President of Nazi Germany's scientific research of the atomic bomb. His letter would acknowledge Roosevelt of the importance and the danger of this type of weapon in the hands of Adolf Hitler. Roosevelt immediately created the Advisory Committee on Uranium. After some time had passed, Einstein was forced to send another letter to Roosevelt because the government was not fully funding the committee because Leó Szilárd and Eugene Wigner were both born outside of the U.S. and were considered possible security risks. Roosevelt immediately ordered the government to give them the needed funds, and this brought about the Manhattan Project. After realizing the bomb would likely be used, Einstein regretted sending the letters to Roosevelt. Although a pacifist,

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Well known scientist Albert Einstein, who fled from Nazi persecution, and Enrico Fermi who escaped Fascist Italy, were now living in the United States, on which they both agreed that the President should be enlightened of the vulnerability of atomic technology that was in the hands of Axis power. Fermi made an attempt and travelled to Washington in March to express his involvement with the government officials, who showed little to no concern. Einstein who as well shared a great concern in this topic; penned a letter to President Roosevelt imploring the development of an atomic research program later that year. Roosevelt saw neither prerequisite nor adequacy for such a project, but agreed to proceed gradually. In late 1941, the American effort to scheme and build an atomic bomb which received the code name as the Manhattan Project. The very first research was placed at only a few universities such as Columbia University, University of Chicago, and the University in California at Berkeley. The

July 16, 1939 began as a rather ordinary day for Einstein. Two former students, now colleagues came to visit. Through this visit Einstein learned that nuclear fission was not simply theoretically possible, but a reality. He immediately recognized the repercussions; both good and evil. He realized that if he did nothing, Germany (Hitler) would be able not only to build an atomic bomb, but also to monopolize all known all sources of the precursor materials. Thus, to do nothing, would be to aid the Nazis. To write a letter, use his influence, to make sure the United States would have access to uranium (from Belgium), he was encouraging the development of a device whose sole purpose would be a weapon more devastating than any other ever imagined.

A bleak, desolate, death-ridden land was created by man in under a minute. The weapon behind this annihilation, the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb was invented with haste, yet the bomb may still be under construction today had it not have been for the intervention of Einstein and his letter to the president. Although many believe that the atomic bomb was an invention rushed into existence, without Einstein’s letter to president Roosevelt, the atomic bomb may still be relatively new; Einstein's letter led to groundbreaking research, deadly offensive options and new methods of obtaining energy.

     The atomic warfare capabilities of the United States were brought about in a letter from Mr. Albert Einstein to Franklin D. Roosevelt, our current

His famous equation E=mc2explains the energy released from an atomic bomb ***Assigned to the Manhattan Project***After hearing about the bombs dropped in Hiroshima and Nagasaki he wants a change for society to stop violence. This is when he gives his “The Menace of Mass Destruction” speech. The speech was intended to bring awareness to the fact that humans were creating weapons of mass destruction instead of coming together to clarify and fix issues in a non-violent way. By delivering the speech in the United Nations’ conference, it was determined that many people who were in charge of worldwide peace and security were going to make a change to stop the horrific man-made nuclear weapons that would endanger the entire world. Einstein knew all the great dangers a nuclear weapon would have on the society due to his research., So he and helped build one of the first developments for the box, because he felt guilty and responsible for the destructions that they these brought and would continue to bring in the future . Albert Einstein uses many rhetorical strategies and literary devices in his speech, “The Menace of Mass Destruction”, to be able to inform and explain to people around the world why they need to come together to determine society’s fate logically, without the need of powerful nuclear

regardless of how the cause of the war should be judged." (Ronald Clark, pg. 428). Unfortunately, his stance wavered during World War 2. Albert Einstein didn’t invent the atomic bomb, but was crucial in its development. He signed a letter to Roosevelt suggesting that the bomb be created. Shortly before his death, he spoke about his role in the bombings of Japan. "I made one great mistake in my life... when I signed the letter to President Roosevelt recommending that atom bombs be made; but there was some justification - the danger that the Germans would make them." (Clark, pg. 752). He realized the bombings were an ill-concieved plan, but, along with everyone else, Einstein gave into justifying his action with possibilities.

Einstein sent a letter to the president begging the development of an atomic research program later on in the year. Roosevelt didn’t see as to why or why not they should do that but continued to proceed with the project anyway. In 1941

The invention of the atomic bomb took several years and after many trials and errors the invention was finally complete. Albert Einstein wrote to President Roosevelt in 1939 about

Albert Einstein had the idea to change the element, Uranium, into bombs and event a whole new energy source.Einstein wanted to experiment with uranium by wanting to make bombs, so when he conducted his idea he knew that if just one bomb was to explode in on a boat in a port, the whole port could explode. In the passage Einstein stated “A single bomb of this type, carried by boat and exploded in a port, might very well destroy the whole port together with some of the surrounding territory.”

When word got out about Einstein’s letter to President Roosevelt, America’s government personnel became very nervous. If the threat of Germans making a nuclear weapon was real, it could potentially mean the end of peace and prosperity in our nation. News of this letter

Einstein escaped and later helped the U.S. develop the atomic bomb, or A-bomb, a weapon of mass destruction. The A-bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two cities in Japan, and the war to end all wars was over within a week. Einstein granted to the U.S. his personal knowledge, which led the Allied forces to converting that knowledge into power. The knowledge of the atomic bomb led the United States to become the major

In the summer of 1939, Einstein, along with another scientist, Leo Szilard, was persuaded to write a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt to alert him of the possibility of a Nazi bomb. President Roosevelt could not risk the possibility that Germany might develop an atomic bomb first. The letter is believed to be the key factor that motivated the United States to investigate the development of nuclear weapons. Roosevelt invited Einstein to meet with him and soon after the United States initiated the Manhattan Project (M. Talmey).

Roosevelt pointing out the possibility of making an atomic bomb. Albert signed the letter and the sent it off. That is when the first atomic bomb was ever made. Albert Einstein died 1n 1955 but during his lifetime he filled so many blanks about our universe.