PEACEST 1A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Wendell Willkie, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Walter Lippmann
18 Apr 2017
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People not sure what to make of these weapons. Part of the issue comes from what to make of these new weapons. Some accounts describe how every living thing in hiroshima was literally scared to death by the tremendous heat and pressure engendered by the blast . Canadian uranium used in the construction of the bombs found at eldorado mines in the northwest territories and saskatchewan. Also build nuclear facility at chalk river to help. Images and ideas are pervasive in north america. Some positive, speak to the future, others are darker. Old man atom (atomic talking blues) by vern partlow is an example of song that challenge happy atomic future. Robert oppenheimer, lead scientist in the manhattan project, and albert einstein speak out against further research on the use of atomic weapons. Fear that a war will break out between the us and the soviet union. Wendell willkie write one world in 1943, best-seller, calls for world government now.
