August second, 1939, Albert Einstein sent what must have been one of the most influential letters of all time, to President Roosevelt. Albert and an old friend of his sat down and had a talk about the making of an atom bomb. What Einstein was informed about, alarmed him, and caused the sending of this letter. The letter clearly stated that Germans had already discovered how to harness the power of splitting atoms, and it was only a matter of time until they found how how to use it to make a bomb. Roosevelt seemed to have taken this opportunity of making the United States the powerhouse once again, putting an end to the war, and also putting our country ahead of it’s time by creating a new type of technology nobody else has. From Albert’s understanding the atom bomb, “Might be perhaps be understood on the ground that the son of the German Under-Secretary of State, von Weizacker, is attached to the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Institut in Berlin where some of the American work on uranium is now being repeated.” He felt as if the German’s could create the atom bomb before anyone else did, they would have used it to end the war or…show more content… The letter was taking very seriously, and stated that Germans would find the power of uranium first if actions were not taken, and must have made Roosevelt think it would put U.S back as the number one power house, and would put them out of every other country’s league as far as war technology goes. Einstein later regretted sending that letter because he feels as if he didn’t send the letter, the bomb wouldn’t have ever been created, or at least would have stalled the finding of it. While we know, if we didn’t make it, the Germans could have made it first and used it to their advantage during WW2. Little Boy and Fat Man were just the beginning. How would Einstein feel if he saw what we have
