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2017-03-23 12:00:00 PM
2017-03-23 1:00:00 PM
America/Mexico_City
945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Student Webinar
Location: 945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Bomb: The Race to Build—And Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon
With author Steve Sheinkin
Cost: Free
Join the Museum for an interactive and dynamic webinar about the largest secret innovation from World War II: the atomic bomb. Hear from author Steve Sheinkin as he discusses the amazing true story behind his 2013 Newberry Honor Book Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon. Sheinkin will chronicle the furious pace at which a shocking discovery turned into an all-out sprint to build a destructive weapon across three continents. Museum educators will lead students in a fun demonstration on the composition of an atom and the foundations of a nuclear reaction.