This 15-part series discusses the feasibility of atomic power as an alternate energy source to replace depleted fossil fuels. An online collection of early educational public radio content from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB).
https://www.unlockingtheairwaves.org/programs/atoms-for-power/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden:
The first pile
This program features Dr. Donald Tandam, Purdue University and a dramatization of the first nuclear fission experiments.
The first pile
This program features Dr. Donald Tandam, Purdue University and a dramatization of the first nuclear fission experiments.
The economic atom
This program features President Dwight D. Eisenhower; Gordon Dean, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission; Sir John Cockcroft, Great Britain; Charles Robbins, Atomic Industrial Forum; and Dr. James Lane, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The economic atom
This program features President Dwight D. Eisenhower; Gordon Dean, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission; Sir John Cockcroft, Great Britain; Charles Robbins, Atomic Industrial Forum; and Dr. James Lane, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
From ore to atom
Oliver Townsend, Atomic Industrial Forum (also appears in 717); Dr. Donald Tendam, Purdue University
From ore to atom
Oliver Townsend, Atomic Industrial Forum (also appears in 717); Dr. Donald Tendam, Purdue University
The romance of uranium
Dr. Homi Bhabha, President, Geneva Conference on Atomic Power; Dr. A.H. Lange, Canada; Frank W. Stead, U.S. Geological Survey; Sir John Cockcroft, Great Britain; Gordon Dean, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
The romance of uranium
Dr. Homi Bhabha, President, Geneva Conference on Atomic Power; Dr. A.H. Lange, Canada; Frank W. Stead, U.S. Geological Survey; Sir John Cockcroft, Great Britain; Gordon Dean, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
The power picture
Admiral Lewis Strauss, chairman, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission; Sir John Cockcroft, British Atomic Energy Commission
The power picture
Admiral Lewis Strauss, chairman, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission; Sir John Cockcroft, British Atomic Energy Commission