The Oak Ridger on MSN13d
Kenneth Nichols, the father of Oak Ridge: How he got all of that silver from the Treasury
In this capacity he had supervision of the research and development connected with, and the design ... a nuclear bomb before ...
The Oak Ridger27d
The formation of the Manhattan Engineer District in World War II, included Oak Ridge
Nichols as deputy district engineer and subsequently as district engineer of the Manhattan Engineer District (MED). In this capacity he had supervision of the research and development connected with, ...
Tri-City Herald23d
How a small reactor in Eastern WA became the world’s first nuclear plant 80 years ago
Editor’s note: On Oct. 16, 2024, about 100 Tri-Cities area leaders and people who worked to preserve Hanford’s historic B Reactor as part of the Manhattan Project National Historical Park ...
How a small reactor in Eastern WA became the world’s first nuclear plant 80 years ago
Editor’s note: On Oct. 16, 2024, about 100 Tri-Cities area leaders and people who worked to preserve Hanford’s historic B Reactor as part of the Manhattan Project National Historical ... author of The ...
24/7 Wall St on MSN6d
America's Most Prolific Inventors Changed Our World
The first patent issued for an invention by an American inventor was in 1790 for an improvement to potash production, and it ...
Undark8d
The Great American Nuclear Weapons Upgrade
New nuclear-capable planes and upgrades to old equipment are coming. Will they deter warfare or lead to an arms race?
The Hindu21d
AI’s Cassandra moment
Developments in the ideas that he pioneered enable today ... This letter, however, became the impetus for the Manhattan Project, a scientific and military effort by the U.S. to develop atomic ...
autoevolution12d
120 Years Ago, New York City's Most Beautiful Ghost Station Opened Its Doors
The world which it was built is now unrecognizable. But along old City Hall Station's tracks, the optimism of the time it ...
Middlebury College8d
Avner Cohen
Trained as a philosopher and historian of ideas, Dr. Cohen turned early ... the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project at the Woodrow Wilson Center. Throughout the nuclear age – from the ...
Traveling with MJ on MSN4d
Plan a Visit to One of Washington State's National Parks
From exploring some of the country’s most beautiful scenery to learning about some of the most important events in Washington State history, the Washington State national parks are a wonderful ...