The Moment in Time: The Manhattan Project

The Moment in Time: The Manhattan Project (2000)

N/A 57 min Movie

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The Moment in Time documents the uncertain days of the beginning of World War II when it was feared the Nazis were developing the atomic bomb. The history of the bomb's development is traced through recollections of those who worked on what was known as "the gadget."

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Cast

Ursula Drabik

Ursula Drabik Narrator

Edward Teller

Edward Teller Self

Philip Morrison

Philip Morrison Self

Hans Bethe

Hans Bethe Self

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer Self (archive footage)

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