nuclear fission power theme
The harnessing of nuclear fission reactions as a power source for technology is explored. This theme does not apply in the case when energy from nuclear fission reactions is released in an uncontrolled manner, such as with a fission bomb.
Examples
A crew of pioneering astronauts commandeered an atomic powered rocketship to the Moon in "Destination Moon" (1950).
25 total · 25 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: 12 to the Moon (1960) | minor | The crew flew to the Moon in an atomic powered rocketship and then detonated an atomic bomb on the sun. |
| movie: Around the World Under the Sea (1966) | minor | There was deep-diving nuclear-powered civilian research submarine, although the fact that it was nuclear powered was not central to the story. |
| movie: Creature with the Atom Brain (1955) | minor | Ex-Nazi scientist Wilhelm Steigg reanimated the dead using atomic power. |
| movie: Destination Moon (1950) | minor | The rocketship used to fly to the Moon was atomic powered. |
| movie: Flight to Mars (1951) | minor | The Martians were interested in learning how the Humans had used nuclear power to fuel their rocketship. |
| movie: Forbidden Planet (1956) | minor | The Krell used huge and numerous nuclear reactors to generate power on Altair IV. |
| movie: H G Wells The Shape of Things to Come (1979) | minor | Jason and Kim's spaceship attained relativistic speeds using nuclear fuel. |
| movie: I'll Never Forget You (1951) | minor | Working out of his laboratory, the M.I.T. trained physicist Peter Standish succeeded in making an atomic pile (a.k.a. a nuclear reactor) output at a rate of 1000 kilowatts. |
| movie: Lost Continent (1951) | minor | A scientist developed an atomic-powered rocket that was sent off and vanished without a trace. Michael Rostov discovered a source of nuclear power on the lost world. |
| movie: Man in the Moon (1960) | minor | William Blood flew to what appeared to be the Moon in a nuclear powered rocketship. |