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S1.6 The first atomic bomb

S1.6 The first atomic bomb

FromThe Bomb


S1.6 The first atomic bomb

FromThe Bomb

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Time is running out. As Manhattan Project scientists test the world’s first nuclear bomb, Leo Szilard knows it’s the last chance to stop the US government from dropping the bomb on Japanese civilians. Working with colleagues at Chicago’s Met Lab, Szilard does all he can to alert the US president. But will his message get there in time?
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Released:
Sep 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (21)

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.