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John Crockcroft and ETS Walton of the UK are responsible for the first step towards nuclear weaponry--the splitting of the first atom. Not the first time of scientists trying to prove other scientists correct. In this case, Einstein's E=MC^2.
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At a conference in Washington DC, Niels Bohr (the one who invented those ultra-fun electron dot models from Chem) announced the invention of fission (AKA, splitting an atom).
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Albert Einstein writes a letter to Frederick D. Roosevelt concerning the use of a possible new energy source. It was called uranium.
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World War Two begins.
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Plutonium is discovered...with a bang.
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FDR gives the go-ahead for an atomic weapon.
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Pearl Harbor is attacked leading to minor undertones of anti-Japanese sentiment.
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The Manhattan Project acquires brass: Leslie Groves (in charge of personnel, money, staff morale) and Robert Oppenheimer (in charge of science).
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Enrico Fermi produces the first controlled nuclear reaction at the University of Chicago. Explains number of hobos with three arms.
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Franklin Roosevelt dies. Harry Truman inherits the giant crap sandwich which is the American presidency. Begins dressing up like FDR to appear like a better politician.
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Japan becomes the official primary target of any nuclear warfare.
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War ends in Europe.
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Leo Szilard tries to get Truman to call off using the bomb in Japan.
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The first atomic detonation occurs at Alamogordo, Mexico.
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"Little Boy", the first uranium bomb, is detonated over Hiroshima. Between 90,000 and 100,000 are killed immediately.
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The US drops warning leaflets on Japanese cities
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"Fat Man", the second uranium bomb, was originally supposed to hit Kokura, Japan. However, because of bad weather (and a few too many black bean enchiladas) they moved the detonation site to Nagasaki.
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Japan surrenders.
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Robert Oppenheimer resigns.
