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How hydrogen bombs work and why they were created after WWII despite being more powerful than atomic...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe first hydrogen bomb test, as part of Operation Ivy, detonated over the Marshall Islands in...
Hydrogen bombs vs. atomic bombs: Breaking down the differences in how they work, how much they cost,...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Trinity test (left) was made from an atomic bomb whereas Ivy Mike (right) came from a hydrogen...
Wendler commentary: Intent and research at WT
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe following reflection is the second of six pieces focusing on the importance of university research. This series was initially posted a decade ago....
What ‘Oppenheimer’ doesn’t tell you about atomic bombs
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCillian Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer. On July 21, 2023, Christropher Nolan’s Oppenheimer...
Who was the real J. Robert Oppenheimer?
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe highly anticipated movie “Oppenheimer” finally lands in theaters Friday. But who was J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American physicist widely considered...
Opinion: Supreme Court drops the H-bomb and D-bomb
CNN via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe court followed up its momentous ruling on affirmative action Thursday with another sweeping decision throwing out President Joe Biden’s $430 billion...
What is DARPA? The rich history of the Pentagon’s secretive tech agency
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe U.S. Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle 4 as seen in 2017. For a time, this vehicle was...
Olga Fikotova Connolly didn't let East-West schism stop her Olympic-sized dreams
LA Times via Yahoo Sports· 3 weeks agoOlympic champions Olga Fikotova and Harold Connolly with their son. The couple, both Olympic...
AfterOppenheimerbuilt the bomb, a Connecticut senator had him investigated as a Communist spy
Journal Inquirer, Manchester, Conn. via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 21—In the late spring of 1952, McMahon, a presidential contender, and his right-hand staffer William Borden hired a former FBI agent to investigate whether Oppenheimer, father of the atomic ...
Nichols and Mason: The impact of two former Oak Ridgers on Oppenheimer
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCarolyn Krause continues her research into J. Robert Oppenheimer. She uses both the movie...
