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Explore "manhattanproject" with insightful episodes like "The Science Of Atomic Bombs At The Heart Of 'Oppenheimer'", "The Drama and Reality of 'Oppenheimer'", "Oppenheimer: The Genius, the Film, and the Project That Changed the World", "How Women Won WWII: With a Flash and a Rumble" and "How Women Won WWII: The Women of the Secret Cities" from podcasts like ""Short Wave", "The Bulwark Podcast", "Plain English with Derek Thompson", "Here's Where It Gets Interesting" and "Here's Where It Gets Interesting"" and more!

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The Science Of Atomic Bombs At The Heart Of 'Oppenheimer'

Coming down from the buzz of the Oscars, we're taking a look at Christopher Nolan's award-winning film 'Oppenheimer.' It chronicles the life and legacy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the first director of Los Alamos National Laboratory and the so-called "Father of the Atomic Bomb." The movie does not shy away from science — and neither do we. We talked to current scientists at Los Alamos about the past and present science of nuclear weapons like the atomic bomb.

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The Drama and Reality of 'Oppenheimer'

The film captures the race against the Nazis to develop the first atomic bomb, and Oppenheimer's genius and torment as well. Mona Charen and Sonny Bunch sit in for Charlie Sykes to break it down. *INCLUDES SPOILERS*

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en-usJuly 25, 2023

Oppenheimer: The Genius, the Film, and the Project That Changed the World

Richard Rhodes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of 'The Making of the Atomic Bomb,' discusses the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project, the history of nuclear weapons, and the new film on his life by Christopher Nolan. If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at PlainEnglish@Spotify.com. You can find us on TikTok at www.tiktok.com/@plainenglish_ Host: Derek Thompson Guest: Richard Rhodes Producer: Devon Manze Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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How Women Won WWII: With a Flash and a Rumble

For 3 years, scientists in secret cities around the U.S. had been in a race against time to complete the world’s first atomic weapon. And in July of 1945, the very first plutonium bomb was ready. Constructing “The Gadget” as it was called, had taken 2 billion dollars and the collective work of 400,000 people. It was ready to be tested. And it needed to work. Join us to hear more about the infamous Trinity test, and what followed for our women scientists who finally had a clearer picture about the work they had been doing.

Hosted by: Sharon McMahon

Executive Producer: Heather Jackson

Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder

Written and researched by: Heather Jackson, Sharon McMahon, Valerie Hoback, and Amy Watkin

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How Women Won WWII: The Women of the Secret Cities

Today, on How Women Won WWII, we talk about The Manhattan Project. The top-secret program ran for three war-filled years and employed over 120 thousand people. Most of those people had no idea that they were working on one of the most powerful projects of all time: creating nuclear weapons.

Hosted by: Sharon McMahon

Executive Producer: Heather Jackson

Audio Producer: Jenny Snyder

Written and researched by: Heather Jackson, Sharon McMahon, Valerie Hoback, and Amy Watkin

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The Queen of Nuclear Physics (Part Two): Forming Chien-Shiung Wu's Story

Growing up, Jada Yuan didn't realize how famous her grandmother was in the world of physics. In this episode, Jada talks to Emily about the life of physicist Chien-Shiung Wu, whom Jada got to know much better while writing the article Discovering Dr. Wu for the Washington Post, where she is a reporter covering culture and politics.

Check out part one in which Emily talks to Short Wave's scientist-in-residence about how Chien-Shiung Wu altered physics. She made a landmark discovery in 1956 about how our universe operates at the tiniest levels.

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Seen Any Nazi Uranium? These Researchers Want To Know

NPR science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel shares the story of Nazi Germany's attempt to build a nuclear reactor — and how evidence of that effort was almost lost to history. It's a tale he heard from Timothy Koeth and Miriam Hiebert at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Maryland in College Park. Read more on their original story in Physics Today. Follow host Maddie Sofia on Twitter @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.

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Episodes (7)

The Science Of Atomic Bombs At The Heart Of 'Oppenheimer'

The Drama and Reality of 'Oppenheimer'

Oppenheimer: The Genius, the Film, and the Project That Changed the World

How Women Won WWII: With a Flash and a Rumble

How Women Won WWII: The Women of the Secret Cities

The Queen of Nuclear Physics (Part Two): Forming Chien-Shiung Wu's Story

Seen Any Nazi Uranium? These Researchers Want To Know