1948 | Canada | Documentary

Inside the Atom (1948)

  • English - 11 mins
  • Director | Jack Olsen
  • Writer | John K. Rooke, John Rae
  • Producer | Sydney Newman

STATUS: Released

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This short documentary offers a look at Canada’s Chalk River Project in the late 1940s. While humanity pondered the ultimate threat or promise of atomic energy, Chalk River scientists worked on the first set of experiments that attempted to apply atomic energy to medical and biological uses. Inside the Atom examines this frontier of science and assesses its value in terms of human progress.

Short documentary Canada Chalk River Project Late 1940s Atomic energy Threat Promise Experiments Medical uses Biological uses
Film Organizations
ONF / NFB
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