Manhattan Project

Hitler is in control of germany

Jan 30, 1933

Splitting of the first atom

Dec 24, 1938

Hahn and Strassman split an uranium atom using a neutron

Einsteins letter

Aug 2, 1939

Einstein writes a letter to FDR explaining that hitler has the power to build a nuclear bomb...the letter was ignored by the government

DIscovery of Fission

Dec 24, 1939

Meitner and Frisch were the first two people to discover nuclear fission

HItler invades UK

Apr 24, 1940

This is the event that got USA'a attention

FDR makes the decision to make the bomb.

Oct 9, 1941

developement of the atomic bomb

Dec 6, 1941

start building of the atomic bomb

enrico Fermi test nuclear reaction

Feb 12, 1942

the first to set off a nuclear reaction

FDR dies in office

Apr 12, 1945

Harry Truman then takes over as president

Hitler dies

Apr 30, 1945

Commited suicide with gun

Little boy was dropped on Hiroshima

Aug 6, 1945

Fat man was dropped on Nagasaki

Aug 9, 1945

Japan surrenders

Aug 15, 1945