Einstein–Szilard letter
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The Einstein–Szilard letter was a 1939 letter to U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, drafted by Leo Szilard and signed by Albert Einstein, warning about the potential for Nazi Germany to develop atomic weapons and urging the United States to begin its own nuclear research.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Einstein–Szilard letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical document
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letter ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archivedAt |
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum
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Library of Congress ⓘ |
| concerns |
possibility of extremely powerful bombs
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use of uranium as a new source of energy ⓘ |
| context |
discovery of nuclear fission in 1938
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rise of Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| countryAddressed | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1939-08-02 ⓘ |
| documentType | typed letter ⓘ |
| draftedBy | Leo Szilard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | creation of the Advisory Committee on Uranium ⓘ |
| genre |
political letter
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scientific advisory letter ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Leo Szilard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignatory | Albert Einstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
industrial production of uranium-based power
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military applications of nuclear energy ⓘ uranium chain reactions in large masses ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II era
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| influenced |
U.S. nuclear policy
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initiation of U.S. atomic bomb research ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locationWritten | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | paper ⓘ |
| mentions |
availability of uranium ore
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recent work on nuclear fission ⓘ |
| motivatedBy | fear of Nazi Germany acquiring atomic weapons ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Einstein’s involvement in nuclear weapons policy
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prompting U.S. government attention to nuclear fission ⓘ |
| proposed |
U.S. government support for nuclear research
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coordination between government and physicists ⓘ |
| recipientOffice | President of the United States ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Manhattan Project
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atomic bomb development ⓘ nuclear fission ⓘ |
| requestedAction |
establishment of contact between Roosevelt and scientists
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initiation of U.S. uranium program ⓘ |
| signedBy | Albert Einstein ⓘ |
| subject |
national security
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nuclear chain reactions ⓘ nuclear weapons ⓘ uranium research ⓘ |
| warnedAbout |
German research on uranium
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potential Nazi German atomic bomb ⓘ |
| year | 1939 ⓘ |
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Einstein–Szilard letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt