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Several nuclear physicists explain some of the reasons why scientists became involved in the Second World War, and of their fears that Nazi Germany might be the first to develop a nuclear bomb.
Several nuclear physicists explain some of the reasons why scientists became involved in the Second World War, and of their fears that Nazi Germany might be the first to develop a nuclear bomb.
| Module code and title: | S100, S100 Science foundation course |
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| Item code: | S100; 31 |
| Recording date: | 02-07-1971 |
| First transmission date: | 1971 |
| Published: | 1971 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:23:12 |
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| Producer: | Barrie Whatley |
| Contributor: | Eric Burhop; Otto Frisch; Samuel Gouldsmit; Robert Oppenheimer; Joseph Rotblat; Edward Teller; James Tuck; Werner von Heisenberg; John Westbrook; |
| Publisher: | Open University |
| Keyword(s): | atomic bomb; Nazi Germany; ethics; nuclear fission; Uranium; neutrons; Manhattan Project; Franck Report; Hiroshima; Nagasaki |
| Production number: | FM146 |
| Available to public: | no |
