Manhattan project

From predicting the existence of black holes to being insulted by Einstein — J. Robert Oppenheimer led an intriguing life. Here are eight facts you didn't know about the father of the atomic bomb.

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Manhattan Project, US atomicManhattan Project, US atomic weapons programme, is ready to test-fire first ever nuclear bomb, nicknamed "The Gadget", in New Mexico desert.

Two thousand miles away from the U.S. A-bomb tests in 1945, something weird was happening to Kodak's film.

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What was the Manhattan Project?

" if the radiance of a thousand Sun were to burst at once into the sky that would like the splendor of a mighty one. Now I became deat...

October 9, 2018 is Ada Lovelace Day, which commemorates the achievements of women scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. Many women worked on the Manhattan Project. Some worked in the production facilities as technicians, monitoring for leaks or adjusting the controls of the Calutrons at Oak Ridge; a small number of women…

Nagasaki atomic cloud, from distance of 15km. Colorized photo.

Manhattan Project National Historical Park preserves the classified sites and complex legacy of the dawn of the Atomic Age.