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The Manhattan Project and the Atomic Bomb

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  • The Fission of Uranium

    The Fission of Uranium
    Chem Case Otto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann discover the process of fission in uranium.

  • Albert Einstein's Letter

    Albert Einstein's Letter
    U.S HistoryA letter written by Einstein warning president Franklin D. Roosevelt that the element uranium could undergo nuclear fission, thus relasing a huge amount of energy. Einstein stated that Germany would try to pursue creating massive bombs by using uranium .

  • Briggs Advisory Comittee on Uranium

    Briggs Advisory Comittee on Uranium
    WikipediaIn response to Einstein's letter, Roosevelt called a meeting discussing Germany's plan regarding Uranium and the future of the United States

  • Pearl Harbor

    Pearl Harbor
    History.ComJapanese attacks Pearl Harbor, results in the involvement of the United States in World War II

  • The Birth of the Manhattan Project

    The Birth of the Manhattan Project
    U.S HistoryRoosevelt signed an order creating a secret project to develop a nuclear weapon. This secret project was known has the Manhattan Project.

  • New Director

    New Director
    PBSRobert Oppenhiemer was appointed director of the Manhattan Project and oversaw all the research of the atomic bomb

  • First Controlled Nuclear Reaction

    First Controlled Nuclear Reaction
    About.comScientist Enricho Fermi and other scientists made the first controlled nuclear reaction at the University of Chicago

  • First Testing of Atomic Bomb

    First Testing of Atomic Bomb
    History.comThe United States conducts the first test at Trinity Bomb Site in New Mexico

  • Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
    History.com The first atomic bomb used as a weapon which cause massive damage