In August, Szilárd and Teller would be visiting Einstein once more. On July 17th, 1939, three Hungarian scientists, Leo Szilárd, Eugene Wigner and Edward Teller paid a visit to Albert Einstein in his summer residence at Peconic Bay on Long Island. Up to that moment, Hiroshima had been spared the massive American air raids other cities in Japan suffered so much from but all that was soon to change. Just like in the rest of Japan, the city suffered from shortages of raw materials and food stuffs but generally speaking, the citizens were rather content. The city had fared rather well up to then. Monday, August 6th, 1945 began as a beautiful and sunny day in Hiroshima. We thank God it has come to us instead of to our enemies and we pray He may guide us in using it in His footsteps and to His purposes.' Harry S. It is a terrible responsibility which has come to us. ' I am aware of the tragic impact of the atomic bomb.
