Oppenheimer’s “Terrible Possibility” - Atmospheric Ignition

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Fifteen seconds before 5:30 a.m. on Monday, July 16, 1945, J. Robert Oppenhemier and his team of Manhattan Project scientists ushered in the nuclear age. And thankfully, after the Trinity test, the Earth was still there. This [HALF-LIFE HISTORY] is the true story of the day we almost set the world on fire. 00:00 Intro 01:35 "Terrible Possibility" 07:10 Safety Factor 12:15 Judgement Day SHOW NOTES: http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2015/ph241/chung1/docs/00329010.pdf http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2015/ph241/chung1/ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/bethe-teller-trinity-and-the-end-of-earth/ https://www.insidescience.org/manhattan-project-legacy/atmosphere-on-fire https://www.osti.gov/opennet/manhattan-project-history/Events/1945/trinity.htm https://ahf.nuclearmuseum.org/ahf/history/trinity-test-1945/ MUSIC: Composed for [THE FACILITY] Meydän “Elän” Meydän “Freezing but warm” Meydän “Elk” Meydän “Away” Meydän “Deadly Isotopes” Meydän 💪 JOIN [THE FACILITY] for members-only live streams, behind-the-scenes posts, and the official Discord: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFbtcTaMFnOAP0pFO1L8hVw/join OR https://www.patreon.com/kylehill 👕 NEW MERCH DROP OUT NOW! https://shop.kylehill.net 🎥 SUB TO THE GAMING CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfTNPE8mXGBZPC1nfVtOJTw ✅ MANDATORY LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND TURN ON NOTIFICATIONS 📲 FOLLOW ME ON SOCIETY-RUINING SOCIAL MEDIA: 🐦 https://twitter.com/Sci_Phile 📷 https://www.instagram.com/sci_Phile/ 😎: Kyle ✂: Charles Shattuck 🤖: @Claire Max 🎹: bensound.com 🎨: Mr. Mass https://youtube.com/c/MysteryGiftMovie 🎵: freesound.org 🎼: Mëydan “Changes” (https://meydan.bandcamp.com/) by Meydän is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org)