Einstein-Szilard Letter - Nuclear Museum

Albert EinsteinOld Grove Rd.Nassau PointPeconic, Long IslandAugust 2nd, 1939F.D. Roosevelt,President of the United States,White HouseWashington, D.C.Sir:Some recent work by E. Fermi and L. Szilard, which has been communicated to me in manuscript, leads me to expect that the element uranium may be turned into a new and important source of…