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Sachs persuaded the President of the United States

In January 1933, Hitler became Chancellor of Germany, and he began to crazily promote fascism. It prepared to launch a war of aggression abroad and began to develop nuclear weapons; it brutally persecuted the people, especially the Jews, internally, and a large number of Jewish scientists had no choice but to flee to the United States. Among these scientists was Dr. Leo Szilard, who had been engaged in nuclear research in Germany. In February 1939, he discussed with his colleagues: In order to prevent nuclear fission information from being leaked to Germany, scientists must keep all information strictly confidential. At the same time, he encouraged Einstein to write a letter to President Roosevelt. The letter stated: Nuclear fission can produce a huge amount of energy. If the latest results of nuclear research are applied, it is possible to create a new type of bomb with great destructive power. It is reported that Nazi Germany is doing everything possible to step up the development of atomic bombs, so the United States must also start developing it as soon as possible.

However, through whom can this letter from the scientists be sent to the President of the United States, and who can convince him to accept this suggestion? After everyone's research. It was decided to elect economist Alexander Sachs. Because he was a close friend of President Roosevelt, people looked to him.

In October of this year, Sachs came to the White House, presented Einstein's letter to Roosevelt, and read the scientists' memos to him. Unexpectedly, the president could not understand those difficult and difficult scientific discussions, and he reacted very coldly to the suggestions of scientists. Sachs was eloquent and tried to persuade the president, but the president was not moved at all. The president said: "...These are very interesting, but it seems too early for the government to do this at this stage."

This answer disappointed Sacks. He had to say farewell to the President with great dismay. In order to express his apology to his friend, the president invited him to come back for breakfast the next day.

Sachs was overjoyed. He felt that life appeared in front of him again. How can we make the president realize something in a few words and make him enlightened? He stayed up all night, thinking hard.

At 7 o'clock the next morning, he sat in front of the president confidently. Unexpectedly, before he spoke, Roosevelt said offensively and defensively: "You are not allowed to talk about Einstein's letter today, not a word about it, understand?"

"Yes, not a word about it. "I just want to talk about a little history." Sacks said: "During the Anglo-French War, Napoleon, who was unbeatable on the European continent, suffered repeated defeats at sea. At this time, a young American inventor Fulton came. When he arrived in front of the French emperor, he suggested that the French warships cut off their masts, remove their sails, and install steam engines; and replace the wooden planks with steel plates. This would greatly improve the navy's combat effectiveness. However, the great Corsican thought this was simply trivial. What a joke, can the ship sail without sails? Can the plank be replaced with steel plates to prevent it from sinking? Napoleon frowned and kicked Fulton out. Mr. President, if Napoleon had used his brain a little more, he would have seriously considered Fulton. Suggestion, what will the result be? Will the history of the 19th century have to be rewritten?" After speaking, Sachs looked at the president with deep and expectant eyes.

Roosevelt was silent for a few minutes, then took out a bottle of French brandy from the Napoleonic era, poured a full glass, handed it to Sachs, and said, "You win!"

Thus, there was the explosion of the world's first atomic bomb in July 1945.