The Jewish Scientists Who Built the Atomic Bomb

Jewish refugee scientists fled H!tler and helped America build the weapon they feared Germany would create first. When that threat disappeared, Leo Szilard, Albert Einstein, and Robert Oppenheimer faced a terrifying reality: they had opened a door they could not close. The Manhattan Project began as a desperate race for survival and ended with Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and a moral reckoning that haunted the brilliant minds behind the atomic bomb. 00:00 Intro 00:52 The Refugee Scientists 02:10 The Warning to Roosevelt 03:14 The Manhattan Project 06:31 The Scientists Turn Against the Bomb 08:54 The Trinity Test 10:47 Hiroshima and Nagasaki 11:48 Oppenheimer and the Nuclear Arms Race Subscribe and turn on your notifications so you don’t miss future uploads! https://www.youtube.com/UNPACKED?sub_confirmation=1 Recommended video – The Traitor Who Exposed Israel’s Biggest Secret - https://youtu.be/uOgD9IXtHqg?si=GX6og5GKljFPRM2b We have merch! – http://shop.Unpacked.media/?utm_medium=youtube&utm_source… Let’s connect: Website — https://www.Unpacked.media Instagram — /unpackedmedia Twitter — /unpackedmedia TikTok — /unpackedmedia Facebook — /unpackedmedia ----- Image and footage credits: Universal Pictures The Walt Disney Company A&E Networks World Media Rights Head Gear Films Metrol Technology ZDF Enterprises Apple Studios Amblin Television Playtone Black Bear Pictures Bristol Automotive Random House @World at War (Youtube Channel) Fremantle Sky Studios National Geographic Spiegel TV Michael Kloft USHMM British Pathe Amazon MGM Studios Kilter Films Bethesda Game Studios WGBH Educational Foundation PBS Brookstreet Pictures Kaplan Morrison Andrew Lauren Productions Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC The Walt Disney Company Red Wagon Entertainment Annapurna Pictures Benaroya Pictures The Theory of Everything Working Title Films Universal Pictures Touchstone Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures Newmarket Films Syncopy Inc Free Range Films Daybreak Pictures Film4 Productions HBO Sky UK Jerry Bruckheimer Films Syncopy Inc. Amblin Entertainment DreamWorks Pictures Paramount Pictures FX Productions CBS Studios Paramount Global The Video Project CBS NEWS ARCHIVES ------ Executive Producers: Michael Steinhardt Co-Executive Producers: Marc Shmuel Levine Iris & Shalom Maidenbaum Gold Level: The Steinhardt Foundation for Jewish Life ----------- Translation credits: Portuguese: Saymon Pires About Explainers: From ancient Jewish traditions to the modern State of Israel, we explain it all. Diving into anything and everything related to Jewish culture, history, and even religion. Understand Jewish holidays, Israeli politics, Jewish diasporic communities, and more. Learn about Judaism in pop culture, debunking myths about Jews, and explore obscure Israeli landmarks. We’re asking questions as basic as “What is the Talmud?”, and as obscure as “How did hip-hop boost Kosher wine sales?”, and everything in between. About Unpacked: We provide nuanced insights by unpacking all things Jewish. People are complex and complicated — yet we’re constantly being pushed to oversimplify our world. At Unpacked we know that being complex makes us more interesting. Because of this, we break the world down with nuance and insight to drive your curiosity and challenge your thinking. #oppenheimer #antisemitism #ww2