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Meet the Physicist who Spoke Out Against the Bomb She Helped Create

Lost Women of Science

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Scientists petition President Truman

They discuss a petition written by physicist Zilard and signed by scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project, urging President Truman to consider the moral implications of dropping the atomic bomb on Japan. They also share a recording of one of the scientists who signed it and discuss Kay's vision for nuclear studies post-Manhattan Project.

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