Was Albert Einstein involved in the creation of the atomic bomb ?
7 Answers
- RitaLv 64 weeks ago
Einstein was not involved in the bomb's creation. He was not allowed to work on the Manhattan Project — he was deemed too big a security risk, as he was both German and had been known as a left-leaning political activist. But when he heard that the bomb had been used in Japan, he said, "Woe is me."
Source(s): https://heetsabudhabi.ae/ - Chances68Lv 71 month ago
Not really. He merely alerted the Americans that such a thing was possible, and that the Germans were certainly exploring the idea.
- Anonymous1 month ago
NAZI scientists first discovered the atomic bomb but Hitler didn't want anything to do with it so the research was disbanded
Jewish scientists took it up later on - the Manhatten project - and couldn't resist trying it on Japan even though Japan had surendered
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- larry1Lv 61 month ago
Yes, it was Einstein who signed the 'Einstein-Szilard letter' Aug. 2, 1939 to Roosevelt asking the US to start a program to make an atomic bomb.
Also involved in the letter were Leo Szilard, Enrico Fermi, Niels Bohr. It was decided that Einstein should sign and send it as it would more likely get Roosevelts attention that way.
The famous Einstein letter led immediately to the top secret Manhattan Project to make the bomb.
Source(s): Google 'Einstein-Szilard letter'. - Anonymous1 month ago
No never had anything to do with it he Just warned the Allies that germany was working on one
- Old Man DirtLv 71 month ago
Not directly! His theories were part of the model. But he did not get involved in the work that resulted in the atomic bomb.