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World Service,14 Aug 2020,21 mins

SeriesLeo Szilard

3. The Einstein letter

The Bomb

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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. #thebomb

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