The Invisible Machine

2004 46 minutes

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On a calm Sunday morning in 1978 residents of Bell Island, Newfoundland hear an odd, high-pitched hum, immediately followed by a sudden and terrifying blast resounding for hundreds of miles. Outbuildings are destroyed, livestock electrocuted, televisions explode and power lines vaporize. The Invisible Machine unravels the mystery of the Bell Island "boom" and in doing so takes a chilling look at the U.S. military's experimentation with electromagnetic pulse (EMP) weapons.

Released

22nd May 2004

22 years ago

Runtime

46 minutes

Finishes at 5:12pm

Written by

Jon Whalen, Barbara Doran

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