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

The inside story of the men and women who worked on the Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, who were as extraordinary, and often as explosive, as the science they were working in.

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.

1 hour

Last on

Wed 12 Aug 2015 03:00

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Role Contributor
Director Tim Ward
Director Domenic Mastrippolito
Producer Lawrence Meli

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