2 August 1939 August 1, 2012 Author: Staff Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd wrote a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to develop a nuclear weapon. Famous Words of Inspiration..."It's strange that words are so inadequate. Yet, like the asthmatic struggling for breath, so the lover must struggle for words." T.S. Eliot — Click here for more from T.S. Eliot Related posts: 23 August 1939 26 March 1939 2 August 1989 13 March 1996 Categories: History Tags: 1939, 2 August