Atomic Neon: How Las Vegas Illuminated the Desert Sky
Delorean Nights5 Marras 2019

Atomic Neon: How Las Vegas Illuminated the Desert Sky

Casinos race to build the biggest and brightest lights as Las Vegas comes of age. Meanwhile, the United States is locked in another race to build the biggest and deadliest bombs known to man. Grab an atomic cocktail and pull up a chair to watch how Vegas lit up the desert sky in Atomic Neon.


Sources for this episode:

The Strip: Las Vegas and the Architecture of the American Dream by Stefan Al

Bomb: The Race to Build -- and Steal -- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin

The Money and the Power: The Making of Las Vegas and its Hold on America by Sally Denton

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