# "TEN SECONDS THAT SHOOK THE WORLD" 1945 ATOMIC BOMB DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA DOCUMENTARY 75794

Narrated by Richard Baseheart and produced by David L. Wolper, "Ten Seconds That Shook the World" (1963) is a factual and chronological account of the events preceding the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II and the significant effect of the atomic bomb on peacetime projects and events of the atomic age. It features all the major players in the birth of the atomic age from Marie Curie to Albert Einstein to Enrico Fermi, Robert Oppenheimer, Edward Teller, Leo Szilard, President Truman, and more. The film was criticized for sanitizing the decision to drop the bomb on Hiroshima and the fact that it ignores the second bombing at Nagasaki altogether. The development and use of the atomic bomb marked a pivotal moment in history, beginning with scientific breakthroughs such as Einstein’s mass-energy equation and Fermi’s splitting of the atom, which revealed the enormous potential of nuclear energy. Amid World War II, concerns about Nazi Germany’s nuclear ambitions prompted Einstein to warn President Roosevelt, leading to the secretive Manhattan Project where scientists like Oppenheimer and Fermi worked under military control to build the bomb. After the successful Trinity test in July 1945, President Truman authorized the bomb’s use against Japan, selecting Hiroshima as the primary target. On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, causing unprecedented destruction and marking the start of the atomic age. Japan’s eventual surrender…

- Kind: Documentary
- Genres: Documentary, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/75794TheSecondsTheShookTheEarth_201807)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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