The Effects of Atomic Bomb Explosions (1951, silent)

Description: Description: Content warning: Graphic documentation of the effects of atomic bomb blast on the human body filmed at Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Army-produced informational film created to instruct military personnel in understanding the effects of nuclear weapons. With documentation of the effects of atomic bomb blast on the human body filmed at Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and with animation, infographics, and documentation of test blasts in the Pacific Ocean and in New Mexico. Incomplete film: some sequences are missing. Picture element only; no sound. For the accompanying sound element see item 203185_The_Effects_of_Atomic_Bomb_Explosions_Opt_Trk. Description published in Index of Army Motion Pictures, Film Strips, Slides, and Phono-Recordings (1959): U.S. Army Miscellaneous Film MF 20-7815 "Preparation for atomic attack--Relative effects of various kinds of atomic explosions as determined at Nagasaki, Hiroshima, and the Pacific testing range, as well as the theoretical effects of ground-contact and underground explosions--Nuclear radiation (21 min--1951--From Armed Forces Special Weapons Project)." Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1950s, Nuclear weapons, World War II, Cold War, Film and media art Tags: countdown leader; mushroom clouds; explosions; bomb tests; animations; destruction; nuclear weapons; rubble; ruins; destroyed buildings; radiation burns; human bodies; biological photography; medical photography; medical care; medical treatment of burns; Japanese bomb victims; science communication; disasters; war; conflict; World War II; Japanese people; Japanese surrender; fallouts; Pacific theater; Bikini atoll; naval fleet; water landings; radiation exposure; army officials; high-ranking officers; smoking cigarettes; war planners; New Mexico desert bomb tests; underground bomb tests; Trinity site; Nagasaki; Hiroshima; Roentgens; illustrations; animation; exposure science; fallout science; end title states End of Part 2; Film Sponsor: U.S. Army Creator: U.S. Army, Cascade Pictures Credits: Produced for the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project by Cascade Pictures, Project 5002 Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: The Archives Project Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: Release Date: 1951 Geographical Location: Japan; Hiroshima, Japan; Nagasaki, Japan; Bikini Atoll Genre/Form: government, military, documentation Language: Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: finegrain master, positive Color: b&w Color Process: Sound or Silent: silent Film Soundtrack Type: mos Edge Code: none Frame Rate: 24 fps Length (feet): 498

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