The Manhattan Project, Part 1 (REBROADCAST)

Direct Current - An Energy.gov Podcast by Energy.gov Digital Team

Jul 20, 202335:27Government & Organizations

The first of two episodes that tell the story of an unprecedented, U.S. government effort to beat Nazi Germany in the race to construct a nuclear weapon, the dawn of the atomic age, and how that legacy is being preserved...

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