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OCR: Atomic power energy that is released from the spiitting of atoms ir process called nuci lear fission. In the early 20th century scientists discovered that by spiitting the atoms of certain kinds matter such as uranium, huge amounts of energy are released. 1939 American scientists underst the possibility adapting this technoiogy to create an atomic bomb Physicist Albert Einstein warned President Roosevelt of the danger of atomic science in German hands in 1942 Germany and other nations worked on their own atomic devices Roosevelt established the Manhattan Project to research and develop atomic weapons. Led by physicist Robert Oppenheimer U.S scientists exploded their first atomic bomb in July 1945 at Alamogordo New Mexico In August, after President Truman approved the use of atomic weapons ...