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223: Oppenheimer & The Science of Atomic Bombs

Jul 24, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Manhattan Project: A True Story
01:36 • 2min
3
The Life and Times of Max Born
03:37 • 3min
4
The New Frontier of Science
06:26 • 3min
5
The History of the Nazis
09:27 • 5min
6
The History of the Nuclear Strike
14:22 • 2min
7
The History of World War II
16:02 • 3min
8
The Cold War and the US
19:00 • 2min
9
The Declassified Transcript of Robert Oppenheimer's Hearing
21:01 • 2min
10
How to Be a Better Communist
23:06 • 2min
11
The History of the Manhattan Project
24:36 • 2min
12
The Origins of Nuclear Research
26:44 • 2min
13
The Incomprehensibleness of the Manhattan Project
28:28 • 2min
14
The Basics of Atomic Bombs
30:36 • 2min
15
The Isotope of an Elements
32:28 • 2min
16
The Role of Protons and Neutrons in Atomic Chemistry
34:03 • 3min
17
The Exponential Growth of Nuclear Energy
37:08 • 2min
18
The Power of Atomic Energy
39:07 • 2min
19
After Dark: A Different Show
40:52 • 2min
20
The Importance of Uranium in Nuclear Weapons
42:45 • 5min
21
Nuclear Fusion and Fission
47:30 • 6min
22
The First Test Before the Yes
53:26 • 2min
23
The Weight of Plutonium to the Weight of TNT
55:39 • 4min
24
The Importance of Higher Philosophy
59:25 • 5min
25
The Fermi Paradox
01:04:52 • 2min
26
The Importance of Surrendering to the Nazis
01:06:52 • 2min
27
How to Survive in a Nuclear Warteland
01:08:36 • 2min
28
Iodine Tablets for the Nuclear Apocalypse
01:10:28 • 3min