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The bomb
Title:
The bomb
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written by Rushmore DeNooyer ; directed & produced by Rushmore DeNooyer & Kirk Wolfinger ; produced by Lone Wolf Media for PBS.
Publication Information:
Arlington, VA : PBS, [2015]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781627894524
General Note:
Originally produced as a made-for-TV movie in 2015.

Widescreen.
Abstract:
This is the story of the most powerful and destructive device ever invented. With newly restored footage, go behind the scenes of the first atomic bomb, revealing how it was developed and how it changed the planet. Examine the choices society has made since 1945, and continues to make, to live with an invention that could destroy the planet.
Reading Level:
Rating: TVPG.
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Contents:
A new reality -- Fission -- Manhattan -- Fuel -- Secret cities -- Trinity -- Decision -- Consequences -- Turning points -- Fallout -- An atomic world -- Doomsday -- Super weapon -- Witch hunt -- Deterrence -- No nukes.
Credits:
Edited by Doug Quade.
Performer:
Jonathan Adams, narrator.
Technical Details:
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; Stereo.
Language:
English dialogue with optional English subtitles.
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