My new book about the atomic bomb program — not sharing any specifics yet — is due out in late 2027. This is some of the background research I’ve done to get my head around the complete story. There is so much more to say, obviously, but I hope this at least gives you a deeper understanding and appreciation for the Wartime Manhattan Project and the German equivalent, the Uranverien.
00:00:00 – Intro
00:46:10 – Revealing the Atom
00:15:26 – The Chain Reaction
00:32:34 – Der Uranverein
00:38:31 – The Plutonium Breakthrough
00:47:31 – The Manhattan Engineering District
01:01:53 – Uranium Enrichment
01:11:28 – Hitler’s Secret Weapon
01:28:30 – ALSOS
01:36:14 – The Bomb and Farm Hall
01:45:38 – From Cold War to World War
01:51:47 – Outro and Shoutouts
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Song is Frozen Star by Kevin MacLeod
Helen Paxton Brown (1876 – 1956), artist associated with the 'Glasgow Girls' who worked in a range of mediums, including painting china #womensart #GlasgowGirls
