Episode 534: The Manhattan Project Part II - A Numbers Game
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The Origins of the Atomic Bomb
Atomic bomb was nicknamed the gadget probably because talking about it day and night would have been both a security risk and a bit of a bummer. Scientists guessed that any person within a thousand yards of the explosion point would suffer severe psychological effects. They also knew that the area would remain highly radioactive after the initial blast, slowly and silently killing anyone who just happened to wander into the area.
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