Step Back History
Was the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Justified?
In August of 1945, we as a species entered into a new age. In many ways we achieved technological miracles orders of magnitude greater than our ancestors could ever imagine. We are also now living in the only period in our species’...
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How Robert J. Oppenheimer became the ‘Father of the Atomic Bomb’
Robert J. Oppenheimer, born on April 22, 1904, is known as the father of the atomic bomb. Oppenheimer was awarded a PhD in theoretical physics and was interested in the emerging field of quantum physics. As a scientist at the University...
Curated Video
Writing Clear and Strong Opinion Statements
The video is a lesson on how to make the purpose of opinion writing clear. The instructor provides examples of opinion writing and shows how to identify the opinion statement and ensure that all other sentences support it. They emphasize...
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How a Truck Driver "Rebuilt" the Atomic Bomb
John Coster-Mullen is a truck-driver with minimal college education who taught himself how to build the most detailed replica of an A-bomb ever made. "The secret of the atomic bomb is how easy they are to make," admits Coster-Mullen....
Reading Through History
Context 15: Was the US Justified in Using Atomic Bombs in WWII?
In this segment of Context, Robert, Matt Beat, and Tom Richey discuss the use of atomic weapons against Japan in August of 1945. Why did the US do it? Was the action justified? Mr. Beat's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/iammrbeat...
Higgsino Physics
Why you can live in Hiroshima but not in Chernobyl
Radiation and fallout in Hiroshima vs in the Chernobyl accident. Hiroshima and Chernobyl both suffered a major atomic disaster, where radioactive atoms was released. Hiroshima was nuked by the uranium fissile atomic bomb, little boy with...
The Wall Street Journal
The 2018 "Women In The Workplace" Study Findings
Kevin Sneader, Global Managing Director of McKinsey & Company reviews the "2018 Women in the Workplace" report, a comprehensive study of more than 280 companies on the state of women in corporate America.
Curated Video
These Atomic Bomb Tests Used U.S. Troops as Guinea Pigs
Operation Desert Rock was the codename for a series of military tests in the 1950s aimed at understanding the effects of atomic radiation on ground troops. In total, over 50,000 U.S. soldiers were exposed to 69 radioactive blasts. From...
Curated Video
Nuclear Fission: Splitting the Atom
The splitting of an atomic nucleus into lighter fragments. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Periodic Videos
Polonium - Periodic Table of Videos
Named after Poland, this element has a notorious reputation because of its use in atomic bombs and international murder allegations. More links in description below ↓↓↓ Support Periodic Videos on Patreon:...
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Nuclear Weapons
How the principles of nuclear physics have been used to unleash massive destruction. How do fission bombs and thermonuclear bombs work, and what are the differences between the two? Physics - Energy And Radioactivity - Learning Points....
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Inside the Making of Oppenheimer: The Legacy of the Little Boy and Fat Man
Little Boy And Fat Man are the nicknames given to the two weapons of mass destruction that devastated Hiroshima and Nagasaki, seem ridiculous when thinking about what they were capable of doing. Little Boy was the first nuclear bomb to...
Weird History
What Life Was Like While Working on the Manhattan Project
What was it like to live at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project? As thousands worked to build a top-secret atomic device, the US military tried to keep the entire city secret. All mail was screened and sent through a fake address at...
Mazz Media
World War 2
This live-action video program is about the term World War 2. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the term World War 2 through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
Curated Video
Graphing Shifted Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
In this lesson, students will learn how to graph shifted exponential and logarithmic functions by considering the spread of an Internet video. They will understand how changing the base affects the rate of growth or decay, and how...
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Cybersecurity and Innovation in the Information Economy-Segment 2
As part of its initiative to ensure that the Internet continues to spawn growth and innovation, the U.S. Dept. of Commerce held a symposium on "Cybersecurity and Innovation in the Information Economy" on July 27, 2010 in Washington DC....
Tom Scott
The top secret plan to explode a nuclear bomb in Yorkshire
In the 1960s, America was running "Operation Plowshare": the idea that perhaps nuclear bombs could be used for peace, not war. At least some British scientists had similar ambitions, and it involved setting off a nuclear bomb under...
The Telegraph
Archive footage of Hiroshima bombing
The Boeing B29 Stratofortress bomber aircraft 'Enola Gay' dropped the first atomic weapon used in combat over the Japanese city of Hiroshima at 08:15 local time on 6 August 1945. Between 80,000 and 250,000 people perished in the attack...
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Intense Footage of Fake Towns Used for 1950s Nuclear Tests
To test the impact of an atomic blast on populated areas, technicians built entire fake towns, with houses, shops, and even mannequin families. These settlements went by an ominous name: doom towns. From: A-BOMBS OVER NEVADA...
Reading Through History
History Brief: Cold War Spies
This video gives a brief description of spies convicted of aiding the Soviet Union During the Cold War. Teachers, check out our store on TpT: http://bit.ly/2fSXb3V *** Music Provided by Piano Horror:...
Reading Through History
History Brief: Civil Defense at Home (1950s Cold War)
This video gives a brief description of Civil Defense preparations made in private homes and communities during the height of the Cold War. Teachers, check out our store on TpT: http://bit.ly/2fSXb3V *** Music Provided by Piano Horror:...
Jam Campus
WHY DO WE LEARN HISTORY? | The Song
✌SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS: http://bit.ly/2F48qzK 📩 [FREE DOWNLOAD] 7 SECRETS OF MAKING YOUR OWN SONGS: http://eepurl.com/geN6WT Is history important to learn in school? Why do we spend so much time on it? Check out this teacher/student...
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How Astronomers Took The First Ever Image Of A Black Hole
The Event Horizon Telescope has become the first ever to take an image of a supermassive black hole. The black hole is located 55 million light-years away in the Messier 87 galaxy. Following is a transcript of the video: What you are...
Crash Course
The Atomic Bomb: Crash Course History of Science #33
Einstein, a famous pacifist, sent a letter to FDR encouraging development of a nuclear weapon. An interesting video opens with this historical event and moves through the development of atomic bombs. It shares the use of atomic weapons...