The Hermes Project. Fast forward to the 21st century, and Oak Ridge is once again a focal point for nuclear advancement.

Ray Smith has been asked to provide info on why the Manhattan Project was able to be so successful in a short time compared to today's environment.

Garwin (S.M. ’48, Ph.D. ’49) worked with Enrico Fermi at the University before designing the first hydrogen bomb in Los ...

Large cuts to government-funded research and development can endanger American innovation—and the vital productivity gains it ...

And while Germany produced a variety of weapons that were advanced technological innovations, the US cracked the secret of ...

Hermann Joseph Muller was a Texas scientist and Nobel Prize winner who made breakthroughs in genetics. Muller's research ...

An ambitious project to weaken or divert hurricanes generated decades of suspicion and disagreement. What did we learn – and ...

President Trump issued four Executive orders on May 23 to reinvigorate the U.S. nuclear power industry. But it’s really just ...

Courtesy of Barbara Kent The flakes were fallout from the Manhattan Project’s Trinity test, the world’s first atomic bomb detonation. It took place at 5:29 a.m. local time atop a hundred-foot ...