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Our Friend the Atom
1957 · Film · documentary · 60 min
Directed by Hamilton Luske
Dr. Heinz Haber, a noted scientist in the field of atomic energy, hosts this look at the possibility of an exciting new power source. He starts by comparing atomic energy to a genie in a bottle, both of which capable of doing both good and evil, and it is up to humankind to develop safe controls over this largely unexplored science.
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> "Our Friend the Atom" is a 1957 episode of the television series Disneyland describing the benefits of nuclear power and hosted by Heinz Haber. It was part of the publicity campaign for peaceful uses of atomic energy, following Dwight D. Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace speech at the UN General Assembly in December 1953.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Friend_the_Atom