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1942-The Dawn of the Atom

2015
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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.
Imprint:
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2015.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file)
Notes:
Title from title frames.In Process Record.Originally produced by The Teaching Company/The Great Courses in 2013.In English
Performers:
Features: University of Pennsylvania, Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius Ph.D.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Undetermined
Index terms:
European/Baltic StudiesHistory - MilitaryHistory - Modern
BRN:
414839
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