Panagopulos, the president of Alexander Historical Auctions, explained he collects and sells relics, autographs, and artifacts dating back to the Civil War but especially from the World War II era, ...
When he was named the director of the Manhattan Project’s Los Alamos Laboratory, J. Robert Oppenheimer was an improbable choice for the most important job in America. At the time, he was a 38-year-old ...
Recently, I have been asked to provide information on why the Manhattan Project was able to be so successful in a very short time compared to what folks envision can be done with a similar project in ...
Tim Dettmers is one of the scientists at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence who contributed to the DeepSeek breakthrough that grabbed the world’s attention this past week. He’s never had any ...
The Manhattan Project was one of the most secretive efforts in United States History. None of the scientists knew how big the initial atomic test would be. Are you ahead, or behind on retirement?
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 ...
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 ...
Oak Ridge is a constant source of pride for East Tennesseans more than 80 years after it was created by the U.S. government as the first site of the Manhattan Project. In the space of a few years, a ...