223: Oppenheimer & The Science of Atomic Bombs
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🗓️ 24 July 2023
⏱️ 71 minutes
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References & Further Reading
- https://www.manhattanprojectvoices.org/oral-histories/j-robert-oppenheimers-interview
- https://www.atomicheritage.org/profile/j-robert-oppenheimerhttps://ee.stanford.edu/~hellman/sts152_02/handout02.pdf
- https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/trinity-test
- https://web.archive.org/web/20140904084107/http://www.wsmr.army.mil/PAO/Trinity/Pages/RalphSmithseyewitnessaccountoftheTrinitytriptowatchblast.aspx
- https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/science-behind-atom-bomb
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| 0:31.5 | This week we're talking about literally one of the worst things ever. |
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