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S1.2 Race to the bomb

S1.2 Race to the bomb

FromThe Bomb


S1.2 Race to the bomb

FromThe Bomb

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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Aug 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It’s a race against time to beat the Nazis to the first nuclear bomb. After his epiphany in London, Leo Szilard must convince the scientific establishment to take the nuclear threat seriously. He turns to Frederick Lindemann, a friend of Winston Churchill.
Meanwhile, in Germany, two scientists are about to make a discovery that will change the rules of science.
#thebomb
Released:
Aug 7, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (22)

The spy who changed history and a great-aunt's double life. In season one we met the scientist who might have stopped the atomic bomb. In season two we meet the man who stole it.