Letter from Albert Einstein and the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists
11/29/1947
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In this letter, Albert Einstein writes as Chairman of the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists discussing the issue of international atomic energy control. The letter pushes for an effort in public education about atomic energy and includes the article "Atomic War or Peace," by Albert Einstein.
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Not long after the end of World War II, Albert Einstein founded the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists. He and his co-founder, scientist Leό Szilάrd, toured the country to educate the public on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Ironically, an earlier letter signed by Einstein—warning President Roosevelt of the dangers of a possible German atomic bomb—is credited with starting the U.S. drive to establish the Manhattan Project that built the first atomic bomb.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State.
National Archives Identifier: 7873451
Full Citation: Letter from Albert Einstein and the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists; 11/29/1947; Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State, Record Group 84. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-from-albert-einstein-and-the-emergency-committee-of-atomic-scientists, April 19, 2024]Rights: No Known Copyright Learn more on our privacy and legal page.