Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic, "Oppenheimer," dives deep into the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the ...
Some scientific anniversaries celebrate events so momentous that they capture the attention of many nonscientists as well — or even the entire world. One such anniversary is upon us. December 2 marks ...
During the early 1950s America went bonkers over the budding atomic age. The growth of Las Vegas, for example, was partially due to a new bomb-testing site situated 65 miles northwest of the gambling ...
A small US nuclear startup has quietly crossed a threshold that most young fission companies only talk about, achieving a ...
In the midst of World War II, 75 years ago, the Italian émigré Enrico Fermi and a coterie of world-class physicists converged at the University of Chicago to prepare for a top-secret experiment as ...