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"New York Times bestselling author Gregory Benford creates an alternate history of the creation of the atom bomb that explores what could have happened if the bomb was ready to be used by June 6, 1944. Karl Cohen, a chemist and mathematician who is part of The Manhattan Project, has discovered an alternate solution for creating the uranium isotope needed to cause a chain reaction: U-235. After convincing General Groves of his new method, Cohen and...
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On August 6th, 1945 a weapon unlike any other was unleashed on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. Four days later, the Japanese surrendered, having been subjected to horrors and devastation previously unknown and unimaginable. A team of scientists and experts from the Manhattan Project was ordered by President Truman to investigate the facts of what really happened when the atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima. Revealed is what happened moment by moment...
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"Lillian Kaufman hasn't heard from her twin sister since Eleanor left for a mysterious job at an Army base somewhere in Tennessee. Then she learns that Eleanor is missing. Lillian leaves New York to sneak into the mysterious town of Oak Ridge, only to learn that Eleanor has vanished without a trace-and she's not the only one. But how do you find someone in a town so dangerous it doesn't officially exist? Forced to pretend to be Eleanor, Lillian finds...
16) Hiroshima
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 47 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On August 6, 1945, the U.S. Army Air Forces dropped history's first offensive nuclear bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, changing the world forever. Contrary to popular belief, no known film footage exists of the exact moment of detonation over Hiroshima. To remedy this, the 'What Went Down' crew along with WWII historian Martin Morgan attempts to present this horrific event. This one-of-kind documentary reveals the crucial moments of one of...
Publisher
HP Video, Inc
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Take a long overdue look at the tens of thousands of workers who did the near impossible at Oak Ridge in World War II. The story of Oak Ridge, Tennessee is related through the words of some of the people who know it best--the people who lived it.
Publisher
Multimedia, Inc
Pub. Date
[1992]
Physical Desc
1 video cassette (26 min.) : sound, color ; 1/2 in.
Language
English
Description
In 1942, the creation of the city of Oak Ridge in Anderson and Roane counties provided a home for the highly secret Manhattan Project, which ultimately resulted in the creation of the atomic bomb and the ending of World War II.
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