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The War Science Won? Building the bomb, ingenuity, and politics with Richard Rhodes (Pt. 3)
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The War Science Won? Building the bomb, ingenuity, and politics with Richard Rhodes (Pt. 3)
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47 minutes
Released:
Mar 2, 2021
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Podcast episode
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Part 3 of our conversation with Richard Rhodes, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Making of the Atomic Bomb. The conversation picks up the historical narrative of the WWII development and deployment of the atomic bomb right where it left off: with the US engaged in the conflict and scientists gathered in Los Alamos, NM to build the bomb. As the story moves toward its conclusion, listeners hear about the process of building the bomb and the end of the war.
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Released:
Mar 2, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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