Episode
NOVA: The Genius Behind the Bomb
Overview
Physicists Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard reenact the signing of the 1939 letter that alerted President Franklin Roosevelt to the feasibility of atomic weapons. Szilard drafted and Einstein signed the famous warning, which led to the building of the first atomic bomb.
Details
- Series
- NOVA
- Season
- Season 19
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1992-09-29
- Runtime
- 55 min
Episode context
The Genius Behind the Bomb is Episode 11 in Season 19 of NOVA. It aired on 1992-09-29. The runtime is 55 min.
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