Special Features
- Photo Gallery: Atomic Secrets
- Bonus Video: Behind the Scenes With David Strathairn
- Then & Now: Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
- Teacher's Resources: Teacher's Guide
- Further Reading: Related Books and Websites
A brilliant scientist, Oppenheimer was tasked with the development of the atomic bomb in the top-secret Manhattan Project at Los Alamos, New Mexico during World War II.
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The Cold War and the nuclear arms race dominated American foreign policy for decades. Did fears of nuclear weapons affect your life? Should the U.S. have engaged in creating the world’s most powerful bombs? What is the most theatening weapon today?
Radio Bikini
While the U.N. debated strategies for control of atomic energy, the U.S. Navy was preparing for nuclear tests on Bikini Island.
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Grand Coulee Dam
The contradictory history of a dam that became a statement of American power and prestige.
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The Carter Family: Will the Circle Be Unbroken
The influential musical pioneers from Appalachia whose recordings lifted spirits during the Great Depression.
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Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower was one of America's least understood presidents. Part of the award-winning Presidents collection.
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The Telephone
Though first seen only as an expensive luxury, Alexander Graham Bell's telephone soon transformed American life and became a necessity.
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Meltdown at Three Mile Island
Equipment failure, human error and bad luck led to the country's worst nuclear accident in 1979.
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The Polio Crusade
The story of the polio crusade pays tribute to a time when Americans banded together to conquer a terrible disease.
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