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J. Robert Oppenheimer stifled a petition by 70 scientists beseeching President Truman not to use the...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoLeo Szilard, pictured circa 1945, circulated a petition to other Manhattan Project scientists,...
Read part 2 of this woman's story about her mother's early adulthood in Oak Ridge
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAnna Caryl Guffey continues her series on Oak Ridge. *** A series of earth changing events had taken...
Albert Einstein wrote to the US pleading with the government to build an atomic bomb 80 years ago....
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoA composite image showing Albert Einstein around 1939 and nuclear explosion in French Polynesia in...
Albert Einstein’s Role in the Atomic Bomb Was the “One Great Mistake in My Life”
Biography via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPrior to his death, Einstein shared his regret over his role in the development of the atomic bomb....
Watching 'Oppenheimer'? Here's how a Spartanburg, SC home played role in use of the bomb
Spartanburg Herald-Journal via Yahoo News· 10 months agoEditor's Note: This story was originally published on GoUpstate on Aug. 12, 2005. A front porch in...
An Atomic Bomb History Expert on the ‘Terrible Moral Dilemma’ in Oppenheimer
Time via Yahoo News· 10 months agoCillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in the 2023 film, Oppenheimer. Credit - Universal Pictures...
Why Einstein wasn't part of the Manhattan Project even though he convinced President Roosevelt to...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJ. Robert Oppenheimer working with Albert Einstein.Corbis/Getty Images Albert Einstein sent a letter...
When then-Senator Harry Truman tried to find out what was going on in Oak Ridge, Hanford
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe following idea for this "Historically Speaking" column and much of the content comes from C....
Oppenheimer's greatest influence on Oak Ridge can't be seen today. Here's why
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSome of J. Robert Oppenheimer's influence on Oak Ridge is visible today and some is invisible. One...
Despite delays, the Manhattan Project had a worldwide impact
The Oak Ridger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDespite delays, the Manhattan Project had a worldwide impact Carolyn Krause agreed to help document...