Uranium: Twisting the Dragon's Tail

Uranium: Twisting the Dragon's Tail

Documentary 2015

Available on Prime Video

2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the most profound change in the history of human enterprise on Earth: the unleashing of the elemental force within uranium, the explosion of an atomic bomb, the unleashing of the dragon. Join physicist Dr Derek Muller as he reveals the untold story of the most wondrous and terrifying rock on Earth.

Documentary 2015

PG

EPISODE 1

The Rock That Became a Bomb

At the turn of the Twentieth Century uranium is virtually unknown and basically worthless. Dr Derek Muller shows how, in just a single generation, it became the most desirable and the most hated rock on planet Earth.

50 min · 28 July 2015 PG
EPISODE 2

The Rock That Changed the World

From the ashes of Hiroshima, Dr Derek Muller discovers how uranium promised a brilliant Atomic Age, shaped the modern world and threatened our very existence.

40 min · 29 July 2015 PG

Wain Fimeri

Director

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Uranium: Twisting the Dragon's Tail

DOCUMENTARY

2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the most profound change in the history of human enterprise on Earth: the unleashing of the elemental force within uranium, the explosion of an atomic bomb, the unleashing of the dragon. Join physicist Dr Derek Muller as he reveals the untold story of the most wondrous and terrifying rock on Earth.

Information

Studio: PBS
Released: 2015
Rated: PG
Region of Origin: United States

Languages

Original Audio: English
Subtitles: English (Australia) (SDH)