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Site for the first atomic blast opens for one day in October – here’s how to go
By Kathleen Bangs, CNN, Updated 12:46 PM EDT, Tue September 12, 2023 It’s one thing standing in line to watch the blockbuster film “Oppenheimer.” It’s another thing entirely queuing up in a remote desert to experience the location of the film’s most pivotal scene. But if you’re a fan of atomic history and can swing…
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Explained: What is Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer Based on? | Movieweb
Here’s a deep dive into the complexities of the father of the atomic bomb, Nolan’s subject in his upcoming film Oppenheimer. By Andrew Sidhom, Published 3 days ago, March 4, 2022 Christopher Nolan will finally make his biopic. The famous director had a stunted attempt to mount one two decades ago when he penned a…
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First atomic blast in 1951 shook, shaped Vegas and Nevada
There were more than 1,000 atomic tests in Nevada’s desert between 1951 and 1992, including about 100 above ground. “VEGANS ‘ATOM-IZED,’” a Las Vegas Review-Journal headline read the next day, Jan. 28, 1951, in big, bold, all-capital letters across the front page. Coverage featured reports from people awakened by the shockwave, or who witnessed a…
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Atomic Architecture: The Secret Cities of World War Two – CityLab
The Manhattan Project, the program that developed the first nuclear weapons during World War II, worked out of three purpose-built cities in Tennessee, New Mexico, and Washington state. A new exhibition considers their design and legacy. Source: Atomic Architecture: The Secret Cities of World War Two – CityLab
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The Librarian Who Guarded the Manhattan Project’s Secrets – Atlas Obscura
While dodging accusations of communism, Charlotte Serber made the nuclear bomb possible. Source: The Librarian Who Guarded the Manhattan Project’s Secrets – Atlas Obscura
