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At the urging of a colleague, Einstein wrote a letter to the American
President, Franklin D.
Roosevelt, on 2 August 1939, in which he warned:“A single bomb of this
type . . . exploded in a port, might very well destroy the whole port
together with some of the surrounding territory.”

Albert Einstein was requested by a colleague and so, he wrote a letter to
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the President of America, Franklin D. Roosevelt on 2 August 1939. He
warned him that the atomic bomb which was developed by Germany
was very powerful. If one of these bombs exploded on any port, it would
not only destroy the area, but also would destroy the surrounding
territory. This shows Einstein’s humanitarian quality. He wanted welfare
for people; he wanted peace in the world. That is why he wrote his
concern to the president of America and warned him.

His words did not fail to have an effect.

Albert Einstein’s letter had an impact on Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The Americans developed the atomic bomb in a secret project of their
own, and dropped it on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
in August 1945.

The Americans developed the atomic bomb secretly and dropped it on
two cities of Japan – Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Germans had just
developed the atomic bomb, they did not use it on any country, but
America did.

Einstein was deeply shaken by the extent of the destruction.