Oak Ridge: 75 Years of the Secret City

It's a place with a storied past many have heard about, but few have experienced firsthand. This documentary special covers why the federal government chose East Tennessee for the site of groundbreaking scientific research in the 1940s, how that research has evolved over time, and how that science has changed the state. MORE: http://bit.ly/38LhsAW

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00:00 Intro
01:10 The Secret City's wartime origins
07:43 Oak Ridge after WWII
14:00 The next great discoveries