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Interviewing Dr. Joseph Rotblat. A Polish-born, British physicist, Dr. Rotblat was the only scientist to quit the Manhattan Project once it was learned that Nazi Germany would be unable to build an atom bomb

BROADCAST: Mar. 6, 1989 | DURATION: 01:04:03

Details

Broadcast Date
Mar. 6, 1989

Physical Format
1 sound tape reel (ca. 55 min.) : 10 1/2 in.

Duration
1 hour, 4 minutes, 3 seconds

Digital Format
WAV

Ownership
The Chicago History Museum

Language
English

Topics

Science and Science Writers World War II Pacifists, Peace Activists & Anti-Bomb Activism Travel & Culture - United Kingdom

People

Scientists

Tags

WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Rotblat, Joseph, 1908---Interviews Atomic bomb Nuclear nonproliferation Nuclear warfare. Nuclear disarmament Nuclear arms control Physicists--Great Britain--20th century--Interviews Poles--Great Britain--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes. Radio programs.

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