Mankind the Story of All of Us New Frontiers (Season 1, Episode 12)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History

Mankind the Story of All of Us

New Frontiers (Season 1, Episode 12)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History

Mankind takes on godlike powers: to feed billions of people, reshape the landscape, re-engineer the human body. The greatest power of all was unleashed over Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.

Director

Virginia Quinn

Writer

Ed Fields (contributing writer)

Producer

David Wicht

Composer

Tom Howe

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Updated Dec 18, 2012

Release date

Dec 18, 2012 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 nomination

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