Summary Of Einstein's Letter To Roosevelt
Albert Einstein made the correct decision to warn President Roosevelt about the dangers of atomic weapons. In 1939, Albert Einstein was convinced by a group of refugee scientists to write a letter to President Roosevelt in order to explain the dangers of atomic bombs. During this time, World War II caused fear amongst the country. People were afraid that Adolf Hitler would compose an atomic bomb and it would cause destruction all over the country. This is the reason behind the scientists wanting Albert Einstein to write his letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Writing the letter to Franklin Roosevelt explaining the dangers of atomic bombs was very beneficial. In 1940, Albert Einstein made the decision to write a second letter to Roosevelt.
The results of writing his letter to the president were small amounts of money being made available for scientists to start building atomic experiments. The article states, " These tests led to the first nuclear chain reaction and the conclusion that an atomic bomb was possible." This shows that after being given the money to conduct these atomic bomb experiments, it was concluded that this plan was definitely possible. Many questions arose as well such as, "How large would the explosion be? Well, on July 16 the bomb exploded causing Germany to surrender its fight. Although costing two billion dollars to conduct, the Manhattan Project worked well in the end. Because of writing the letter, World War II was ended. A simple letter to the president gave the scientists money to conduct their experiment. The bomb turned out to be a success and the fear was no longer there. On the other hand, if the bomb failed the two billion dollars would've gone to waste causing a huge problem. That wasn't the case here because the bomb went exactly as planned, causing Germany to surrender. In conclusion, Albert Einstein made the correct decision to warn President Roosevelt about the dangers of atomic weapons.
The results of writing his letter to the president were small amounts of money being made available for scientists to start building atomic experiments. The article states, " These tests led to the first nuclear chain reaction and the conclusion that an atomic bomb was possible." This shows that after being given the money to conduct these atomic bomb experiments, it was concluded that this plan was definitely possible. Many questions arose as well such as, "How large would the explosion be? Well, on July 16 the bomb exploded causing Germany to surrender its fight. Although costing two billion dollars to conduct, the Manhattan Project worked well in the end. Because of writing the letter, World War II was ended. A simple letter to the president gave the scientists money to conduct their experiment. The bomb turned out to be a success and the fear was no longer there. On the other hand, if the bomb failed the two billion dollars would've gone to waste causing a huge problem. That wasn't the case here because the bomb went exactly as planned, causing Germany to surrender. In conclusion, Albert Einstein made the correct decision to warn President Roosevelt about the dangers of atomic weapons.