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“Worlds Destroyed before Your Eyes: American Children and the Threat of the Atom,” Dr. Christopher O'Brien

Resident Scholar Lecture

July 27, 2011

Speaker Biography

Christopher O'Brien
Christopher O'Brien (University of Maine, Farmington)

“Worlds Destroyed before Your Eyes: American Children and the Threat of the Atom”  Watch Video

At the time of his lecture, Dr. Christopher S. O'Brien was Assistant Professor of History and History Department Coordinator at the University of Maine, Farmington. He received B.A. (1987) and M.A. (1988) degrees from the University of Iowa and a Ph.D. in United States history from the University of Kansas (2002). His research interests include the Cold War, particularly its impact on children, and religious expression in modern America.