MANHATTAN PROJECT

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• Release Year: 2004
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: On a July morning 60 years ago, scientists and dignitaries gathered in a desolate area of the New Mexico desert aptly known as Jornada del Muerto - Journey of Death - to await the detonation of the first atomic bomb.; ; Dubbed 'The Manhattan Project,' this top-secret undertaking was tackled with unprecedented speed and expense, the equivalent of nearly $30-billion in today's dollars. Although the bomb was built in the interest of peace, ethical conflicts and gut-wrenching decisions were inevitable. In The Manhattan Project, Los Alamos scientists and engineers relate their trials, triumphs, and dark doubts about building the ultimate weapon of war.; ; Join The History Channel for a fascinating journey into the events of July 16th, 1945 - a day that changed the world forever. ; ;
• Cast: Ellen Bradbury, Robert Christy, Joe Dykstra, Rachel Fermi, Joanne Gailar, James Hackworth, Gregg Herkin, McAllister Hull, William Lanouette, William Madia, Roger Meade, Philip Morrison, Robert Norris, John Rhoades, Richard Rhodes, Lloyd Sherr, Hiroshi Takeda, Edward Teller, Paul Tibbets, Alvin Weinberg, William J. Wilcox, Sean Dash, Bruce Nash
• Director: Sean Dash
• Runtime: 0:50
• Company: A & E Television Networks
• Media Format: Series