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"Explosions" Part 1 - Oppenheimer: father of the atomic bomb

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Professor David Wark, who was scientific adviser for the play ‘Oppenheimer’, explores the science and broad implications of one of the most explosive ideas in Human history: the atomic bomb.

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Series
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
People
David Wark
Keywords
atomic bomb
fission
hiroshima
nagasaki
oppenheimer
ww2
manhattan project
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 04/03/2015
Duration: 00:09:59

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