The Man Who Created the Hydrogen Bomb

This documentary profiles physicist Richard Garwin, the little-known scientist credited with designing the first hydrogen bomb. Through his rich and controversial career, it explores the moral weight of creating humanity's most destructive weapon. Meeting scientists, historians and policymakers, it weighs questions of war, peace and responsibility. Thoughtful and probing, it reveals the man behind a fearsome invention and the conscience that shadowed his work. Free to watch in HD on Dr Documentary.

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