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Atomic Age

Film: Nuclear Dynamite

In the 1950s, Edward Teller, the co-inventor of the H-bomb, proposed using "the great and violent power" of the atom bomb for peaceful purposes. NUCLEAR DYNAMITE explores the Soviet-American race to develop nuclear explosives for gigantic megaprojects.... Read the complete film description ››

Focus on Issues: The Atomic Age

The invention of nuclear weapons is the hallmark of a period of enormous significance often called the "atomic age." Around the seventeenth century and the end of the nineteenth century, scientists felt fairly comfortable that they understood the "atom" as the basic building block. Their confidence was shaken, however, with the discovery of radioactivity and the special theory of relativity. Both showed that the atom, thought to be unchangeable, actually decayed from one element into another, and that matter was not permanent. Not lost upon the scientists was the fact that the process of radioactive disintegration emitted large amounts of energy... Read the complete essay [html]›› [pdf]››

Focus on Science: Atomic Energy

The nuclear weapons of the twentieth century fall into two categories: fission and fusion. Fission bombs, commonly called atomic bombs, which include the two dropped at the end of World War II, split atoms to release energy; fusion weapons, called hydrogen or thermonuclear bombs, unite smaller atoms to form larger ones, releasing energy in the process... Read the complete essay [html]›› [pdf]››

Research More:

Best Atomic Age Film: Dr. Strangelove
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Best Atomic Age Reading: Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb
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Best Atomic Age Web Site: How Stuff Works: Nuclear Energy
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