Who proposed the idea of an atomic bomb and to whom?

Answer 1

the idea of it was fairly self evident upon einstiens release of his theory of general relativiy (e=mc^2). He actually delayed publishing it because of the implications it held. the idea that matter could be essentially turned into huge amounts of energy basically brought forth the idea.

bombs work by breaking intermolecular bonds that release energy. Atomic bombs break much much stonger bonds inside of an atom, which releases much much much more energy.

Answer 2

This man is Leo Szilard. On September 12, 1932, within seven months of the discovery of the neutron, and more than six years before the discovery of fission, Leo Szilard conceived of the possibility of a controlled release of atomic power through a multiplying neutron chain reaction, and also realized that if such a reaction could be found, then a bomb could be built using it. On July 4, 1934 Leo Szilard filed a patent application for the atomic bomb. In his application, Szilard described not only the basic concept of neutron chain reactions and the key concept of the critical mass. The patent was awarded to him - making Leo Szilard the legally recognized inventor of the atomic bomb. (Sublet) With the invention, or rather the thought of creation, for an atom bomb before fission was discovered sparked many peoples attention. A rush for the discovery of fission and other topics associated with it created many different experiments that led towards other discoveries like the neutron, found by James Chadwick in1932, and the effects of bombardment of particles upon it.

Answer 3

The Manhattan Project came about after the Einstein-Szilárd letter was written to Roosevelt, warning that Nazi Germany may have been developing nuclear weapons.

Answer 4

Rutherford.

Answer 5

Einstein to usa

Answer 6

i dont kown