Nuclear Physics Explained. Episode 16, Nuclear Weapons Were Never "Atomic" Bombs
(2019, original release: 2018)

Nonfiction

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Provider: Kanopy

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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2018
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2019
DESCRIPTION

1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound

ISBN/ISSN
6817422
LANGUAGE
English
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Title from title frames

Often called "atomic" bombs, the fission weapons first exploded in 1945 are in fact nuclear bombs - as are the fusion-boosted "H-bombs" developed a few years later. Study how they work, the difficulty of producing their reactive material, and techniques for enhancing their yield and miniaturizing warheads. Understand why the search for peaceful applications of nuclear weapons proved fruitless

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Lawrence Weinstein

Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

In English

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