A sweeping history of the DOE’s National Labs—from the Manhattan Project to fusion breakthroughs—and their impact on U.S. science and innovation.

Alex Wellerstein who is a historian of nuclear science has some cogent thoughts that feed into what has long since been a pet peeve of mine: the tendency for politicians, the media and scientists ...

Big science and the bomb -- Long before the bomb: the origins of big science -- Science, the military and industry: the great war and after -- From fission to mission: the origins of the Manhattan ...

In Part 1 of this series, I recalled being asked to provide information on why the Manhattan Project was so successful. I compared the timelines for the X-10 Graphite Reactor (nine months) to the ...

ORAU and the American Museum of Science and Energy Foundation signed an agreement to advance nuclear science education. The partnership aims to develop the next generation of nuclear professionals and ...

The Manhattan Project occurred between 1942 and 1946. It employed over 129,000 people at its peak and cost a total of $2 billion. The project produced the first working nuclear bombs and ushered in ...

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand America built the atom bomb in enormous, secret cities Building atom bombs was a feat rivaling the science behind them. The Manhattan Project oversaw hundreds of ...