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Albert Einstein's only connection to nuclear weapons was to sign a letter written by Leo Szilard in 1939 that was addressed to president Franklin Roosevelt warning that Nazi Germany might be working on an atomic bomb and that the US should begin research into the subject. Einstein was a pacifist and refused to do any war or weapons related work, he spent all of World War 2 working on the equations of his Grand Unified Theory (which he never worked out by the time he died).

Albert Einstein had no idea if any action had been taken on the letter he had signed until he saw the August 6, 1945 newspaper headlines reporting the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.

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Did Albert Einstein help design the atom bomb?

No, Albert Einstein did not help design the atom bomb. He was a theoretical physicist who wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt urging him to research nuclear technologies, which indirectly led to the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb.


When did Albert Einstein help invent the a bomb?

Albert Einstein did not in fact create the atomic bomb, he discovered the formula E=mc2. The bomb itself was created during World War Two by the scientists of the Manhattan Project. Einstein did sign a letter to (then) President Roosevelt urging that this work begin, but the effort most likely would have begun even without Einstein's initial endoresement. Einstein was aghast that his work was used for what he considered a terrible evil.


When did Enrico Fermi help Einstein with the Atomic Bomb?

Enrico Fermi did not directly help Albert Einstein with the atomic bomb. Fermi was a key figure in the Manhattan Project, the secret research and development program during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. Einstein, on the other hand, was a theoretical physicist who signed a letter to President Roosevelt urging the development of nuclear weapons.


Was there a girl helping Albert Einstein with atomic Bomb?

Albert Einstein did not make the atomic bomb. Einstein himself did not even play a role in the development of the atomic bomb other than signing the letter to get Roosevelt to approve the making of it. He did help the United States Navy with some unrelated theoretical questions it was working on during the war. And girls wouldn't be smart enough. JK. But not really. Ok really.


Who developed a theory of relativity which helped lead to the atomic energy?

Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity, which consists of two major branches: special relativity and general relativity. His equation E=mc^2 showed the relationship between mass and energy, laying the foundation for the development of atomic energy and nuclear weapons.

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Did Albert Einstein help design the atom bomb?

No, Albert Einstein did not help design the atom bomb. He was a theoretical physicist who wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt urging him to research nuclear technologies, which indirectly led to the Manhattan Project that developed the atomic bomb.


When did Albert Einstein help invent the a bomb?

Albert Einstein did not in fact create the atomic bomb, he discovered the formula E=mc2. The bomb itself was created during World War Two by the scientists of the Manhattan Project. Einstein did sign a letter to (then) President Roosevelt urging that this work begin, but the effort most likely would have begun even without Einstein's initial endoresement. Einstein was aghast that his work was used for what he considered a terrible evil.


When did Enrico Fermi help Einstein with the Atomic Bomb?

Enrico Fermi did not directly help Albert Einstein with the atomic bomb. Fermi was a key figure in the Manhattan Project, the secret research and development program during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. Einstein, on the other hand, was a theoretical physicist who signed a letter to President Roosevelt urging the development of nuclear weapons.


What did albert Einstein do to help americans?

Einstein helped Americans by warning them that Germany was developing an atom bomb.


How did Albert Einstein help America?

he is most famous for the atom bomb but he did not help America


Name some of albert Einstein's accomplishments?

help made the atomic bomb


Was there a girl helping Albert Einstein with atomic Bomb?

Albert Einstein did not make the atomic bomb. Einstein himself did not even play a role in the development of the atomic bomb other than signing the letter to get Roosevelt to approve the making of it. He did help the United States Navy with some unrelated theoretical questions it was working on during the war. And girls wouldn't be smart enough. JK. But not really. Ok really.


Who developed a theory of relativity which helped lead to the atomic energy?

Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity, which consists of two major branches: special relativity and general relativity. His equation E=mc^2 showed the relationship between mass and energy, laying the foundation for the development of atomic energy and nuclear weapons.


Did Einstein help launch the first nuclear bomb?

No, Einstein never did any work on any kind of nuclear explosive; he was a pacifist and therefore refused to do war-related work. Also, he could not have qualified for the security clearances needed to do such work, as the FBI was very suspicious of many people and organizations with which he associated. The only participation Einstein had in the nuclear bomb project was to approve and sign a letter to FDR that Leo Szilard had previously written in Einstein's name warning that the Nazis were almost certainly already working on atomic bombs, so the U.S. had better begin work on them too in order to defend against such a possibility.


Who was the famous scientist that help make the atomic bomb?

I believe you are referring to Albert Einstein.


Who was a help in the atomic bomb project?

well, the atomic bomb research was done by Robert oppenheimer. the original creation or idea was from albert Einstein


How did albert Einstein help World War 2?

Yes, he helped developed the atomic bomb.