Destroyer of Worlds

By claypeckham16

  • Ernest Rutherford formed a model of the atom in 1911

    Ernest Rutherford formed a model of the atom in 1911.

  • Leo Szilard-Self sustaining nuclear fission reactions

    Leo Szilard conceived the possibility of self-sustaining nuclear fission reactions in 1933. The following year in 1934 Enrico Fermi unknowingly split neutrons within uranium while conducting his own experiment.

  • Advisory Committee on Uranium

    Advisory Committee on Uranium was formed on October 21, 1939 and had their first meeting on that day as well.

  • The Manhattan Project was approved by President Roosevelt

    After receiving formal approval from President Roosevelt on December 28, 1942, the Manhattan Project developed into a massive undertaking that spread across the US.

  • Trinity Test Started

    Using a steel tower hoisted and suspended a gadget 100 feet into the air, the test began at 5:29 am on July 16, 1945. The resulting blast equated to roughly 21 kilotons of TNT.

  • Bombing of Nagasaki

    On August 9, 1945, the US bombed Nagasaki.