Atom Bomb By susanclausen711 Jan 1, 1898 Marie Curie discovers radioactive radium and polonium Jan 1, 1905 Albert Einstein develops theory of the relationship of mass to energy Aug 1, 1939 Albert Einstein informs President Roosevelt of German Atomic Research Suggests to him the possibilty of the technology to be used as a bomb. Roosevelt initiates US committee to explore. Sep 1, 1942 Manhattan Project Begins Focus is to beat the Germans to the bomb Dec 1, 1942 Fermi & Szilard demnstrate first nuclear chain reaction Jul 16, 1945 First Atomic Bomb is detonated near Los Alamos Aug 6, 1945 US drops Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima & Nagasaki video
