Tsar nuclear explosion

Early History of Nuclear Energy in the United States

By dysonkl

  • Scientists knew that the atom contained large amounts of energy

    Scientists knew that the atom contained large amounts of energy

  • Rutherford is called the Father of Nuclear Energy

    Rutherford is called the Father of Nuclear Energy

  • Einstein explains the relationship between matter and energy in the elegant equationE=mc^2

    Einstein explains the relationship between matter and energy in the elegant equationE=mc^2
    Einstein said there is no difference between matter and energy - one can be descibed in terms of the other.

  • Enrico Fermi

    Enrico Fermi

  • Niels Bohr comes to America

  • Bohr meets Fermi and they discuss the possibilities of a self-sustained nuclear chain reaction

    Bohr meets Fermi and they discuss the possibilities of a self-sustained nuclear chain reaction

  • Fermi and other scientists gather at the University of Chicago

    Fermi and other scientists gather at the University of Chicago

  • The Nuclear Age Begins

    The Nuclear Age Begins
    Self-sustained nuclear chain reaction takes place at 3:25 PM

  • The Atomic Age begins withTrinity test

    The Atomic Age begins withTrinity test
    Code name for the first nuclear weapons test of an atomic bomb, an implosion design plutonium device. This test took place at White Sands in New Mexico.

  • Manhattan Project ends with goal of creation of nuclear bombs for wartime use accomplished.

    Manhattan Project ends with goal of creation of nuclear bombs for wartime use accomplished.
    Wikipedia entry on the Manhattan Project