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Too Near the Sun

Documentary telling the history of the superbomb and the race by scientists to imitate the nuclear reactions of the sun and build the first thermonuclear weapon. From 1966.

Documentary, first broadcast in 1966, that tells the history of the superbomb, exploring the race by scientists to imitate the nuclear reactions of the sun and build the first thermonuclear weapon. The film reveals how the careers and reputations of some of the scientists involved were seared in the process.

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49 minutes

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Friday 01:00
91福利社 Four

Credits

Narrator Ronald Baddiley
Narrator Robert Beatty
Researcher Robyn Mendelsohn
Researcher Stuart Harris
Film Editor Jim Latham
Production Assistant David Collison
Writer R.W. Reid
Producer R.W. Reid

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