Episode 1: The Radioactive Story of Louis Slotin, Harry Daghlian, and the Demon Core of Los Alamos
06/19/20 • 25 min
Come gather around the campfire and let me tell you about the radioactive secrets of Los Alamos and the town's shocking accidents. During and directly after World War II, scientists worked on secret nuclear projects across the United States as part of the Manhattan Project. Dr. Louis Slotin and Harry Daghlian were two such nuclear scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory on atomic experiments. Both of them would suffer terrifying radioactive accidents while using the same core of plutonium that would earn a notorious nickname: The Demon Core. Louis Slotin would later be fictionalized in the 1989 movie "Fat Man and Little Boy" as the character Michael Merriman, played by John Cusack. Come gather around the campfire, and let me tell you their story.
**This episode includes sensitive content (war, death). Listener discretion is advised.**
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Check out our links here to support the show, follow our social media, and see photos from the case: https://linktr.ee/CampfireStoriesPodcastYou can contact me at [email protected].
Also check out our YouTube channel Campfire Stories: Astonishing History.
Sources for every episode are available in the episode transcript on Buzzsprout.
Royalty free music from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com
Come gather around the campfire and let me tell you about the radioactive secrets of Los Alamos and the town's shocking accidents. During and directly after World War II, scientists worked on secret nuclear projects across the United States as part of the Manhattan Project. Dr. Louis Slotin and Harry Daghlian were two such nuclear scientists working at Los Alamos National Laboratory on atomic experiments. Both of them would suffer terrifying radioactive accidents while using the same core of plutonium that would earn a notorious nickname: The Demon Core. Louis Slotin would later be fictionalized in the 1989 movie "Fat Man and Little Boy" as the character Michael Merriman, played by John Cusack. Come gather around the campfire, and let me tell you their story.
**This episode includes sensitive content (war, death). Listener discretion is advised.**
Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode!
Check out our links here to support the show, follow our social media, and see photos from the case: https://linktr.ee/CampfireStoriesPodcastYou can contact me at [email protected].
Also check out our YouTube channel Campfire Stories: Astonishing History.
Sources for every episode are available in the episode transcript on Buzzsprout.
Royalty free music from https://www.fesliyanstudios.com
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**This episode includes sensitive content (death, murder, child abuse, war). Listener discretion is advised.**
Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss an episode!
Check out our links here to support the show, follow our social media, and see photos from the case: https://linktr.ee/CampfireStoriesPodcast
You can contact me at [email protected]. Also check out our YouTube channel Campfire Stories: Astonishing History.
Sources for every episode are available in the episode transcript on Buzzsprout.
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Campfire Stories: Astonishing History - Episode 1: The Radioactive Story of Louis Slotin, Harry Daghlian, and the Demon Core of Los Alamos
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Episode 1: The Radioactive Story of Louis Slotin, Harry Daghlian, and the Demon Core of Los Alamos
Los Alamos and Rufus
Los Alamos National Laboratory was hidden in the deserts of New Mexico, a secret place where scientists from the Manhattan Project worked on the world’s deadliest weapon: the atom bomb.
The first nuclear bomb, code-name “The Gadget”, was detonated on July 16th, 1945 by the lab director Robert Oppenheimer and Army General Leslie Grove
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