Forgotten photos of the Trinity detonation show the immensity of the project ...
In this except from the biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, we hear from the people at the historic first test of the atomic ...
An unusual crystal created by America’s first nuclear bomb test could help scientists understand a structure needed for ...
The Trinity bomb test left behind a unique form of matter, and now, scientists have discovered a new chemical structure ...
In the 20th century, humanity acquired the power to destroy itself--and reshape civilizations. From quantum physics to Hiroshima, this lecture traces the scientific breakthroughs, political urgency, ...
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) maintains one of the richest and most diverse histories in the federal government. Although the department itself has only existed since 1977, its lineage traces ...
Ed Westcott was assigned to the top-secret Manhattan Project and immortalized the "father of the A-bomb" ...