Oppenheimer’s “Terrible Possibility” - Atmospheric Ignition

Fifteen seconds before 5:30 a.m. on Monday, July 16, 1945, J. Robert Oppenhemier and his team of Manhattan Project scientists ushered in the nuclear age. And thankfully, after the Trinity test, the Earth was still there. This [HALF-LIFE HISTORY] is the true story of the day we almost set the world on fire.

00:00 Intro
01:35 "Terrible Possibility"
07:10 Safety Factor
12:15 Judgement Day

SHOW NOTES:
http://large.stanford.edu/courses/201...
http://large.stanford.edu/courses/201...
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/...
https://www.insidescience.org/manhatt...
https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhatta...
https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/his...

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