Was Van Vleck part of the Einstein-Szilard letter?
No
Yes
Yes, but only as an advisor
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The Einstein-Szilard letter was a letter that was sent to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 2, 1939, by Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard. The letter warned Roosevelt that Germany was working on an atomic bomb, and that the United States should begin its own program to develop an atomic bomb. The letter was successful in convincing Roosevelt to begin the Manhattan Project.
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