The Century: The Race

Part four of a 12-part documentary series produced by the American Broadcasting Company and anchored by Peter Jennings.
It all started in 1938 when a German chemist split the atom and scientists around the world suddenly realized it was possible to build the ultimate weapon - the atomic bomb. Whoever did it first could control the world. The Germans got a head start as refugee Jewish scientists in America struggled to convince Roosevelt to get involved. After Pearl Harbor, the race was on and the outcome would change the world forever. The story of the first atomic bomb is one of suspense, intrigue, setbacks, triumphs, and morality, all set against the backdrop of the war set in motion by one of history's worst tyrants.
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