Einstein's Effect on the Development of the Atom Bomb Albert Einstein wrote a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt that had a massive effect on the development of nuclear weapons. It lead to the use of nuclear weapons, nuclear power and had a lasting effect on the world. Albert Einstein’s letter to franklin D. Roosevelt was supposed to warn a nation and keep from the death of Americans but was turned around to be used upon others as a weapon. The letter informed Roosevelt that the Nazi forces in Germany had found out how to use the equation made by Einstein (E = MC² or Energy equals Mass multiplied by the Speed of Light Squared) to create a nuclear bomb capable of wiping out entire cities. Einstein knew that if able to be harnessed the energy given from any matter would be immense but predicted it to be impossible. Then the use of shooting neutrons at nucleuses was used to create an unstable bond that created a chain reaction releasing immense amounts of energy. Roosevelt sent back a letter thanking Albert and informing that he would act upon the information presented to him. Within weeks a large workforce of scientists were summoned, and a facility was created to try racing the Nazi party in understanding and finding out how to use nuclear energy for warfare …show more content…
Despite his view of being a man of peace, he felt that the use of force was necessary if needed. He gave and signed over permission that resulted in nuclear weaponry. The Cold War where the Soviet Union marched with nuclear weapons to induce fear on rival nations, and the threats of modern day North Korea using nuclear weapons to wipe out the American nation. But this also had a bright side to it, nuclear power was developed. A kind of energy capable of replacing polluting coal electricity plants and being far more efficient than other processes and ways of making energy and