This short is a re-enactment of events leading up to the Manhattan Project, from early heavy water experiments in Nazi Germany, to Albert Einstein's warning letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, to the first test explosion, through the Enola Gay's bombing of Hiroshima.
Many of the actual participants themselves reenact history, including Enrico Fermi, Albert Einstein, and J. Robert Oppenheimer.
The film includes a brief graphic explanation of nuclear fission and a discussion of the use of nuclear power for peaceful purposes.
This piece offers a fascinating look at a key moment in American history. Recommended.
Many of the actual participants themselves reenact history, including Enrico Fermi, Albert Einstein, and J. Robert Oppenheimer.
The film includes a brief graphic explanation of nuclear fission and a discussion of the use of nuclear power for peaceful purposes.
This piece offers a fascinating look at a key moment in American history. Recommended.
