One of the most important projects of the 20th century was also one of the most daring and destructive, and it reshaped the ...

2. At 0530, 16 July 1945, in a remote section of the Alamogordo Air Base, New Mexico, the first full-scale test was made of the implosion type atomic fission bomb. For the first time in history ...

He was transferred to Los Alamos, New Mexico, in August 1944, where he was involved in the construction of the first atomic ...

The mushroom cloud became a visual symbol of the atomic bomb. In honor of the discovery, the Atomic Museum will display a temporary exhibit dedicated to Friedrichs' research.

Early on the morning of July 16, 1945, the deserts of New Mexico exploded in a colossal ... on the women behind the men who gave us the atomic bomb. Perhaps the best known of the women ...

With the mushroom cloud becoming a defining symbol of the atomic bomb, Mahoney was transformed into “Miss Atomic Bomb” and cemented Las Vegas as the “cultural epicenter of the Atomic Age.” ...

We finally know the true identity of the woman behind the iconic “Miss Atomic Bomb” photo. After 25 years of investigation, the Atomic Museum said in a news release that founding museum member ...