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Race for the World's First Atomic Bomb: A Thousand Days of Fear

Race for the World's First Atomic Bomb: A Thousand Days of Fear

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 10, 2015

Runtime

1h 0m

Genres

Documentary, History

Original Title

Race for the World's First Atomic Bomb: A Thousand Days of Fear

Production Companies

BBC

Director

Domenic Mastrippolito

Description

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.