Modern Marvels: Manhattan Project

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Scientists, engineers, and the U.S. Army teamed up to detonate the first man-made atomic explosion. The effort to create a nuclear weapon went in to high gear after the attack on Pearl Harbor. After the bombings in Japan, some scientists regretted the role they played in brining this weapon of mass destruction into existence
Manhattan Project Overview (1:57)
Discovery of Fission of Uranium (2:38)
U.S. Bomb Effort (2:06)
Experiments in Harnessing Uranium Fission (2:19)
Uranium 235 (2:04)
Nuclear Research and Design Facility (2:36)
Electromagnetic Calutrons (3:48)
Atomic Bomb Design (2:50)
Manhattan Project K-25 Site (3:58)
Uranium Gun Bomb Weapon Design (2:20)
Preparation for Trinity Device Test (2:38)
Trinity Device Test (2:44)
Scheduled Assault on Japan (2:11)
Hiroshima and Nagasaki (3:47)
Legacy of the Manhattan Project (4:26)
Credits: Modern Marvels: Manhattan Project (0:56)

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