Books About the Manhattan Project
April 20, 2021
Philosophy and fiction is a great combo, one that doesn’t happen nearly enough. In The Manhattan Project, David Kishik envisions a world where…
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Books on the Manhattan Project
February 27, 2021
Everyone’s heard about Los Alamos, where they built and tested the first nuclear weapon. But few people seem to know about the role that Chicago…
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Manhattan Project lyrics
December 17, 2020
In the 1980s and ‘90s, Rush was lumped into the “beloved by musicians, hated by critics” category of rock. As a band, Rush even helped supply…
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Where was Manhattan Project?
April 22, 2020
A boat passes between wind turbines at the London Array project, the world s largest windfarm Photograph: Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images…
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Manhattan Project scientists Death
April 2, 2020
The Dragon Bites Twice: “Tickling the Tail of the Dragon” First in August of 1945 and again in May of 1946, two Los Alamos, NM scientists, Harry…
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Los Alamos New Mexico Manhattan Project
February 26, 2020
Los Alamos, New Mexico, was the site of Project Y, or the top-secret atomic weapons laboratory directed by J. Robert Oppenheimer. The site was…
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Where did Manhattan Project take place?
December 16, 2019
There’s been a little radio silence over here last week; the truth is, I’ve been very absorbed in NUKEMAP-related work. It is going very well;…
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Manhattan Project Little Boy
November 30, 2019
On Thirring’s diagram, a “Phantasie” of “Details der Bombenkonstruktion” (you have to love the German here) based on the description in the Smyth…
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Manhattan Project Physicists
October 25, 2019
Developing Nuclear Weapons March is National Women s History Month, and it s a good time to think about some of the accomplishments of women…
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Manhattan Project bomb Name
October 9, 2019
Reference: This is a mockup of Little Boy,the atomic bomb that was dropped over Hiroshima, Japan, on Aug. 6, 1945. Credit: U.S. National Archives…
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Manhattan Bail Project
July 21, 2019
Pretrial risk assessments are beginning to catch on among California law enforcement agencies. As reported in last week s feature story, Barred…
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Manhattan Project Leaders
March 20, 2019
Robert Oppenheimer is one of the audio interviews that offers a glimpse into the past. LOS ALAMOS, N.M. (KRQE) – Some voices from the past are…
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Manhattan Project Einstein
March 13, 2019
The Trinity fireball, 15 seconds after detonation of the first atomic bomb on July 16, 1945, rises into the air above the desert near the town…
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Manhattan Projects Wiki
March 9, 2019
I say, “apparent” because, after having read the first four issues (at least three more are forthcoming), I’m not really sure that’s the best…
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Director of Manhattan Project
December 19, 2018
Os Alamos has a long and varied history. However, its uniqueness—and what it is best known for—comes from its role as the site for the development…
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Location of the Manhattan Project
November 17, 2018
Hanford, Washington, on the beautiful Columbia River, was the site selected for the full-scale plutonium production plant, the B Reactor. Today…
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Manhattan Project Death
October 24, 2018
Some time ago I happened upon a list of all of the fatal accidents that occurred at Los Alamos between its inception in 1943 through September…
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Manhattan Project lead scientists
October 20, 2018
In 1934, German scientists discovered nuclear fission, the splitting of an atom of uranium into two elements. If fission became a chain reaction…
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Manhattan West Project
August 5, 2018
Brookfield Property Partners has bought an office condominium across from its sprawling Manhattan West project with the help of a $35 million…
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Feynman Manhattan Project
May 8, 2018
Feynman’s own stories of his wartime work are centered around things other than the work itself. So he describes doing calculations, but doesn’t…
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Scientists involved in the Manhattan Project
April 2, 2018
October 13, 2015 is Ada Lovelace Day, which commemorates the achievements of women scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. Many women worked…
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