Carnegie institution of Washington D.C. and American Physics Institute in New York. Exteriors of Carnegie institution of Washington Headquarters. People arrive and leave the headquarters. Car arrives at the entrance of the building. Interiors of American Physics Institute at 57 East 55th Street. Reenactment shows Dr. Vannevar Bush working at his desk. He signs a few documents.
Reenactment shows a meeting of Head of American Physics Department George Pegram and Dr. Vannevar Bush in the United States concerning atomic bomb during World War II. Dr. Pegram and Dr. Bush talks at dinner. Pregram, just returned from Britain, reports to Bush that the Germans are working on an atomic bomb. He says that the British scientists are of the opinion that a uranium bomb is practicable but big industrial output necessary makes it imperative. Therefore work must be done in America. Bush says he is to see the President the next day, and he is confident they will get all the help they need.
Film about the conditions at German concentration camps in Europe during World War II. Affidavits by George C. Stevens and E.R. Kellog that attest to authenticity of scenes in the film. A map of Europe depicts the location of Nazi concentration camps.
Views of German scientists, primarily aerospace engineers and rocket scientists, in the United States during "Operation Paperclip," at Wright Field in Ohio, United States. Scientists move and sit in front of barracks. They chat. One scientist holds a kitten in his hands. Scientists exit and enter mess hall. Scientists stand in a group.
German scientist, Doctor Friedrich Doblhoff, during "Operation Paperclip" at Wright Field in Ohio United States. He sits in his helicopter (type : WNF-342 version3) having jet-propelled rotor blades. A U.S airmen, in flight suit, stands outside the helicopter in the field. The blades of the helicopter rotate, speed up, slow down and speed up again during tests.
German scientists experimenting with parachutes during OSS Operation Paperclip at Wright Field in Ohio, United States. Two scientists stand upon rim of a vertical wind tunnel. 3 parachutes are tied on a pipe in the tunnel. A scientist bends a parachute with a stick and lets it expand. The other scientist near him helps him record readings.