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1942-The Dawn of the Atom.

When German physicists split the atom, Albert Einstein warned President Roosevelt of the potential for "extremely powerful bombs of a new type." Chart the course of the nuclear bomb from this letter through the first nuclear chain reaction led by physicist Enrico Fermi, the Manhattan Proje...

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Corporate Author: Kanopy (Firm)
Format: Video
Language:Undetermined
Language Notes:In English
Published: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
Subjects:
European/Baltic Studies
History - Military
History - Modern
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Summary:When German physicists split the atom, Albert Einstein warned President Roosevelt of the potential for "extremely powerful bombs of a new type." Chart the course of the nuclear bomb from this letter through the first nuclear chain reaction led by physicist Enrico Fermi, the Manhattan Project, and devastation in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Item Description:Title from title frames.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (streaming video file)
Playing Time:Du:ra:ti
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.