Question

Which famous historical figure first told President Roosevelt about the possibility of creating an atomic bomb?

A

Thomas Edison

Albert Einstein

Benito Mussolini

Adolf Hitler

B

C

D

Answer 1

The correct answer is **B: Albert Einstein**. Albert Einstein, along with physicist Leo Szilard, wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939, warning him of the potential for Nazi Germany to develop an atomic bomb and urging the U.S. to begin its own nuclear research program. This letter is often credited with spurring the initiation of the Manhattan Project.