Fat Man and Little Boy
Description / Introduction
- Character Development: Teamwork
- Moral-Ethical Emphasis: Responsibility
- Subjects: U.S./1941 - 1945, New Mexico, Science/Technology
This film is an account of the Manhattan Project, the super-secret crash program by the United States to make the first atomic bomb. It centers on the relationship between General Leslie Groves, the military man in charge of the entire project, and its scientific director, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer lead the scientific and engineering team that solved the physics and technical problems involved in creating and delivering the bomb. The movie also explains the development of “Little Boy,” the...
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