The Making of the Atom Bomb | Evan Picoult

The creation of the atom bomb during WWII was an extraordinary achievement, dramatized in part in the movie Oppenheimer. What were the three greatest challenges in making the bomb and how does the success in overcoming those very difficult obstacles illustrate the application of objectivity? Which great scientists’ work were most essential to the success of the project? As Ayn Rand said of Apollo 11, the Manhattan Project was “an achievement of reason, of logic, of mathematics, of total dedication to the absolutism of reality.”
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[@charlesdavis7940]

What an amazing presentation. Maybe the best I’ve ever seen on the matter. Thank you.

[@Paul_tek556]

Splendid talk! Not only did I enjoy the technical discussion and all that creativity as an engineer, I also enjoyed the touches on the people involved.

[@aliislam580]

Loved evans talk! 🎉

[@ab_c4429]

Great talk!

[@psdeepak321]

Thank you, professor.

[@sdrc92126]

_The Making of the Atomic Bomb_ by Richard Rhodes. Great book

[@MrScaramoosh]

Alice in Wonderland is also a great book.

[@ANascente]

Now I have even more questions. 😅

[@toddprifogle7]

The making of the atomic bombs that ended the second world war ? The bombs used at the end of the second world war.

[@alexleibovici4834]

The Pacific War, the one against Japan, is part of WW2.

[@RobCoghanable]

Why didn’t Einstein play a big role? And should there be this good of an explanation freely available?

[@sdrc92126]

He was neither a nuclear physicist nor an engineer

[@Weirdomanification]

Its fine. Good uranium ore is scarce.

[@alexleibovici4834]

Einstein played a big role in initiating the Project.

[@zardozcys2912]

Explosive talk.

[@gcarlson]

🙄Very punny.