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August 5, 2024 Newsletter This month, the Atomic Heritage Foundation recognizes the 79th anniversary of the first atomic bombs and the National Park Service’s “Days of Peace and Remembrance” at the three Manhattan Project National Historical Park sites. Other activities in August include a variety of programs at Oak Ridge, an Oppenheimer Festival 2024 at Los Alamos, and tours […]

April 30, 2021 Newsletter The 23rd National Award of Nuclear Science & History was presented at the virtual Einstein Gala on March 20, 2021. I was honored to the be this year’s recipient. If you missed the Gala, here is a link to the show. Jim Walther, director of the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, […]

Here is a roundup of interesting content published recently related to the Manhattan Project, World War II, and nuclear history: DOE needs more time for K-25 history projects: Oak Ridge Today reports that the Department of Energy has requested more time to complete its K-25 History Center and related interpretive and preservation projects. Ernest Lawrence’s […]

Here is a roundup of interesting content published recently related to the Manhattan Project, World War II, and nuclear history: Governor, AG vow to fight Feds’ suit to repeal Hanford sick worker law: Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced they will defend a state law intended to help workers at the […]

Here is a roundup of some of the most interesting content published recently on the Manhattan Project, World War II, and nuclear history: $40 billion in savings or more risk left at Hanford? Feds rethink radioactive waste: The Wenatchee World reports on the debate over reclassifying what is considered high-level radioactive waste at the Hanford Site. […]

Here is a roundup of some of the most interesting content published recently on the Manhattan Project, World War II, and nuclear history: Animated film will convey tragedies of U.S. POW in A-bomb attack: The Asahi Shimbun reports on the film project “Hiroshima, the last rose of summer,” a fictional tale which will depict the […]

Here is a roundup of some of the most interesting content published recently on the Manhattan Project, World War II, and nuclear history: Baseball Hall of Fame to Celebrate a Catcher (and a Spy): The New York Times previews an upcoming exhibit at the Baseball Hall of Fame on Moe Berg, the catcher and spy who worked […]

​Here is a roundup of some of the most interesting content published recently on the Manhattan Project, World War II, and nuclear history: The batty, explosive history of bats in the military — and why this new idea just might work: During World War II, the U.S. Army explored the idea of attaching small bombs […]

Here is a roundup of some of the most interesting content published recently on the Manhattan Project, World War II, and nuclear history: A different kind of ‘atomic tourist’ visits Hanford: In Crosscut, journalist Jenny Cunningham describes the visit of Mitsugi Moriguchi, a hibakusha or survivor of the Nagasaki atomic bombing, to Hanford and Richland, […]

Here is a roundup of some of the most interesting content published recently on the Manhattan Project and science history. Feynman the joker: On the 100th anniversary of Richard Feynman’s birth, historian of science Melinda Baldwin reassesses his life and personality. The origins of Physics Today: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor David Kaiser describes the […]