Modern Marvels: The Manhattan Project (DVD), Lionsgate, Documentary

On a July morning 60 years ago, scientists and dignitaries gathered in a desolate area of the New Mexico desert aptly known as Jornada del Muerto Journey of Death to await the detonation of the first atomic bomb.

Dubbed The Manhattan Project, this top-secret undertaking was tackled with unprecedented speed and expense, the equivalent of nearly $30 billion in today's dollars.