The Moment in Time documents the uncertain days of the beginning of World War II when it was feared the Nazis were developing the atomic bomb. The history of the bomb's development is traced through recollections of those who worked on what was known as "the gadget." [6/2000] [Show ID: 5090]

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0:00 Start
6:07 Plutonium
7:44 Robert Oppenheimer
24:45 Security
27:48 Construction of the Base Camp
38:41 Welders Glasses
39:22 Ken Greyson