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This lecture explores the journey from the discovery of atomic energy to the development of the atomic bomb during the Manhattan Project. It delves into the promises and dangers of atomic energy, the role of radium, the Nobel Prize, the making of the bomb, the Trinity Test, and the implications of controlling atomic energy during the Cold War.