“I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.” - Albert Einstein. Einstein said this after the atomic bombs were dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Those atomic bombs were never intended to exist, took a lot to make, and were very brutal. The atomic bombs were never intended to exist. In 1938, word got out that the Germans were splitting the uranium atom, and were attempting to make an atomic bomb. In response, Einstein wrote a letter the president of the United States, Henry Roosevelt, telling him that the Germans were making efforts to build an atomic bomb. In an interview after the war, Einstein said if he had known that the germans
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President Roosevelt did not make any actions regarding any atom bomb at all, until two years later, in 1940. He asked the office of Science Research and Development to look into making an atom bomb ourselfs. The office said they could research it, so the Army Corps of Engineers was assigned to build research facilities and laboratories, by the Corps of Engineers’ Manhattan district. Roosevelt showed his approval by putting the Army’s chief engineer, Brig. Gen. Leslie R. Groves as the director of the project. Corps of Engineers’ Manhattan district ended up taking on the project, so it was often called the Manhattan Project. There was one scientist that was not allowed to work on the project in particular, Albert Einstein. Einstein was not allowed into the Manhattan Project because he was viewed as a possible security threat. The bomb was also very brutal. Five years later, one of the bombs exploded in a testing site on july, 16, 1945. Upon hearing the test results on how well and destructively the bomb had exploded, the new president, Harry Truman, warned Japan of ‘“Complete and utter destruction’ if Japan did not unconditionally surrender.” Only a few days later, Japan announced that it would not surrender. Under President Truman’s orders, a uranium atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, another atom bomb, a plutonium bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. On August 10th, Japan announced
President Roosevelt did not make any actions regarding any atom bomb at all, until two years later, in 1940. He asked the office of Science Research and Development to look into making an atom bomb ourselfs. The office said they could research it, so the Army Corps of Engineers was assigned to build research facilities and laboratories, by the Corps of Engineers’ Manhattan district. Roosevelt showed his approval by putting the Army’s chief engineer, Brig. Gen. Leslie R. Groves as the director of the project. Corps of Engineers’ Manhattan district ended up taking on the project, so it was often called the Manhattan Project. There was one scientist that was not allowed to work on the project in particular, Albert Einstein. Einstein was not allowed into the Manhattan Project because he was viewed as a possible security threat. The bomb was also very brutal. Five years later, one of the bombs exploded in a testing site on july, 16, 1945. Upon hearing the test results on how well and destructively the bomb had exploded, the new president, Harry Truman, warned Japan of ‘“Complete and utter destruction’ if Japan did not unconditionally surrender.” Only a few days later, Japan announced that it would not surrender. Under President Truman’s orders, a uranium atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, another atom bomb, a plutonium bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki, Japan. On August 10th, Japan announced