Race for the World's First Atomic Bomb: A Thousand Days of Fear
The inside story of the men and women who worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, who were as extraordinary, and often as explosive, as the science they were working in.
The personalities behind the creation of the world's first atomic bomb were as extraordinary, and often as explosive, as the science they were working in. This is the inside-the-barbed-wire story of the men and women who worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos. Through first-hand accounts and never-before-seen interviews, this documentary looks inside the atomic insiders' hearts and minds, their triumphs and failures, their bravery in the face of paralyzing fear and, ultimately, their war-winning and world-changing accomplishments.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Director | Tim Ward |
Director | Domenic Mastrippolito |
Producer | Lawrence Meli |
Broadcasts
- Mon 10 Aug 2015 22:00
- Wed 12 Aug 2015 03:00
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