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The Atomic Age
That new language is the language of atomic warfare. The atomic age has moved forward at such a pace that every citizen of the world should have some comprehension, at least in comparative terms ...
Hackaday7y
Finally, A Calculator For The Atomic Age!
It’s not quite what was promised in the ’50s, but it is nevertheless a genuine appliance for the Atomic Age. At its heart is not a 1950s-style fission reactor though, but a tritium tube.
The University of Chicago Chronicle1y
First nuclear reaction: The Day Tomorrow Began
Their work to achieve the first nuclear reaction in 1942 marked the start of the Atomic Age, and it would change everything—from energy to medicine to the geopolitical landscape. In the 1930s, ...
Business Insider1y
The remarkable story of the world's first atomic bomb and how Oppenheimer reacted to the historic moment
On July 16, 1945, at exactly 5:29:45 a.m., the world entered the atomic age, with the successful testing of the most powerful weapon known to man. "Gadget," the first atomic bomb — a 6-foot ...
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The mystery behind Miss Atomic Bomb's identity is finally uncovered
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — After 25 years, the Atomic Museum announced the identity of the woman behind one of the most iconic photographs of the atomic age. Founding member Robert Fredrichs identified ...