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Pbs Learning Media: Fusion: Testing the First Hydrogen Device

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This video segment adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE features original footage of the U.S. test of the first hydrogen device, code-named "Mike", that would trigger thermonuclear fusion. [4:53]

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Concepts
nuclear fusion, fusion
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Additional Tags
deuterium, fusion reaction, hydrogen bomb, hydrogen device, superbomb, testing the hydrogen bomb, thermonuclear bomb, thermonuclear reaction, pbs learningmedia: fusion: testing the first hydrogen device, teachers' domain, wgbh
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional