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When did Einstein invent the atomic bomb?

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Einstein's greatest role in the invention of the atomic bomb was signing a letter to President Franklin Roosevelt urging that the bomb be built. The splitting of the uranium atom in Germany in December 1938 plus continued German aggression led some physicists to fear that Germany might be working on an atomic bomb. read more

Quick Answer. Albert Einstein did not invent the atomic bomb. His work helped launch the Manhattan Project, a secret operation that ran from late 1941 to 1945. read more

Einstein did not invent the atomic bomb, he merely realized, based on the physics of the time, that it was possible. Others, including Leo Szilard, Enrico Fermi and Niels Bohr are more directly responsible for building the atomic bomb. read more

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