“A PETITION TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES” was about the atomic bomb and its use. The word atomic bomb comes from the words "atomic bomb", which is a bomb that derives its destructive power from the rapid release of nuclear energy by fission of heavy atomic nuclei, causing damage through heat, explosion and radioactivity. The atomic bomb is deadly and can wipe out nations if used. Here's a little history about the atomic bomb. 1939, just before the start of World War II, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Einstein and the scientists who worked with Einstein told Roosevelt about Nazi Germany's efforts to purify uranium 235. The uranium could be used to make an atomic bomb. In 1945, an American B-29 bomber dropped the atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing around 80,000 people. A few days later, another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, killing at least 40,000 people. Thi...