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S1.3 The Einstein letter

A vital message must be delivered to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Leo Szilard needs to convince him to take the nuclear threat seriously.

A vital message must be delivered to US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Fearing the Nazis are on the verge of creating the first nuclear bomb, Leo Szilard needs to convince the US Government to take the threat seriously. In his hour of need, he reaches out to an old friend, Albert Einstein.
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