The Birth of the Manhattan Project - WW2 Special

When nuclear fission was discovered, scientists theorized if it could be used in an atom bomb. Thus, American Army sets up one of the biggest research projects in history: The Manhattan Project.

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Hosted by: Indy Neidell
Written by: Joram Appel
Director: Astrid Deinhard
Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson
Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson, Bodo Rittenauer
Creative Producer: Maria Kyhle
Post-Production Director: Wieke Kapteijns
Research by: Joram Appel
Edited by: Miki Cackowski
Sound design: Marek Kamiński
Map animations: Miki Cackowski, Daniel Weiss & Eastory (https://www.youtube.com/c/eastory)

Colorizations by:
Daniel Weiss
Norman Stewart - https://oldtimesincolor.blogspot.com/
Mikołaj Uchman

Sources:
Picture of Fritz Strassmann, credit: Hanne Zapp-Berghauser, courtesy Irmgard Strassmann
Core fission by Stefan-Xp https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kernspaltung.gif
from the Noun Project: Plunger TNT by Creaticca Creative Agency
Chicago Pile-1 team, © Copyright Triad National Security, LLC. All Rights Reserved

Soundtracks from the Epidemic Sound:
Howard Harper-Barnes - London
Johannes Bornlof - The Inspector 4
Fabien Tell - Other Sides of Glory
Reynard Seidel - Deflection
Phoenix Tail - At the Front
Bonnie Grace - Imperious
Johannes Bornlof - Death And Glory 3

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