Manhattan Project

By mjneunuebel

  • Einstein Writes to Roosevelt

    Albert Einstein writes letter to President Roosevelt on chain reactions and the possibilitiy of future, powerful bombs. This leads to the creation of ther Commitee of Uranium

  • World War Two begins

  • Roosevelt approves the developmemt of an atomic weapon

  • Manhattan Project is created

    Roosevelt authroizes the Manhattan Enginerering District with the Purpose of developing an Atomic Weapon.

  • Oppenheimer becomes the scientific dirrector of the project

  • Japan becomes primary target of any future atomic bomb.

  • Target cities are selected

    The Target Committee selects Hiroshima, Niigata, Kyoto, and Kokura as the targets.

  • War ends in Europe

  • Trinity Test

    The first nuclear weapon is detonated in Almogordo, Mexico.

  • Potsdam Decleration is issued

    This calls for the unconditional surrender of Japan. Japan rejects this decleration, leading to furhter events.

  • Little Boy Detonation

    The " Little Boy" bomb is dettonated above Hiroshima, killing an estimated 90000 people instantly.

  • Fat Man Deatonation

    The original target had been Kokura, but poor weather led to the target being changed to Nagasaki.

  • Japan announces it's formal surrender