> The fundamental physics of an atomic bomb were not well known until the late 1800s. Er, don't you mean the early 20th century? Rutherford's exegesis of the

> The fundamental physics of an atomic bomb were not well known until the late 1800s. Er, don't you mean the early 20th century? Rutherford's exegesis of the nuclear model of the atom was published in 1911.[1] 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_model https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rutherford_model