To the world, J. Robert Oppenheimer — the subject of the 2023 Christopher Nolan film — was a gifted physicist, director of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos Laboratory, and the “father of the atomic ...
With "Oppenheimer" hitting theaters July 21, many are remembering J. Robert Oppenheimer and his role in developing the atomic bomb. What some might not realize is that early nuclear pioneering that ...
There were at least 19 Black scientists and technicians who worked on the Manhattan Project. Their contributions helped develop the atomic bombs used to end World War II, but many didn't know the ...
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, has a long history with nuclear power. It’s home to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the leading institution for nuclear research in the U.S., but more famously, the city was ...
A year ago, Manhattan artist Nate McClendon visited Salina to gather footage from community members for a video portrait ...
The Manhattan Project was a top-secret program to make the first atomic bombs during World War II. Its results had profound impacts on history: the subsequent nuclear arms race has radically changed ...
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