Butterfly Effect — Season 1, Episode 6: Chernobyl, a reactor out of control

Episode synopsis

The decisions of only a handful of individuals determined the course of the nuclear disaster at Chernobyl. What transpired over a few hours would have an impact on the local community Russia Europe and the globe.

About Butterfly Effect

Our History is no more than a series of incredible events. From the birth of a thousand-year-old empire to the death of a flourishing civilization, from the creative genius of a handful of men to a worldwide cultural revolution, the most infinitesimal of our decisions can influence the future of humanity. Every episode guides us to revisit a key event, a crossroads in our History where the world swings one way or the other. With spectacular reconstructions created by 3D modeling specialists, every story is told in sequences, which gives new perspective for today.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Bouvines, France in danger
• E2Genghis Khan: The Empire of the Steppes
• E3Alexander Becomes Great
• E4Sekigahara, the battle of Samurai
• E5Darwin discovering the world
• E7A bus for Martin Luther King
• E8Confucius and Chinese thought
• E9Andrinople, Rome vs Barbarians
• E10Einstein and the Manhattan Project
• E11Rock, freedom and decibels
• E12Space Conquest, a little trip to the moon
• E13The Internet, the origins of the web