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Einstein–Szilárd letter
The
Einstein–Szilárd letter
was a letter written by
Leó Szilárd
and signed by
Albert Einstein
that was sent to the
United States President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
on August 2, 1939. Written by Szilárd in consultation with fellow
Hungarian
physicists
Edward Teller
and
Eugene Wigner
, the letter warned that Germany might develop
atomic bombs
and suggested that the United States should start its own nuclear program. It prompted action by Roosevelt, which eventually resulted in the
Manhattan Project
developing the first atomic bombs.
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