Originally Posted By: samwik
"Interesting question though: Would atomic bomb have been conceived of without relativity?"
I think the answer is no. The ability to conceive of converting mass into energy seems to be wholly his to claim.

Einstein was NOT first to publish E=mc^2;

Einstein was also NOT first to publish (special) relativity;

See the thread:

http://www.scienceagogo.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=36687

Earth formed from a collision
www.preearth.net

Plate-tectonics is wrong
www.preearth.net/plate.html