On a basic level, this makes sense: By that point, the Line fire had already released more energy into the atmosphere than a ...

Albert Einstein's 1939 letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning of Nazi nuclear advancements and urging U.S. atomic ...

Many hope it will answer a question that has long divided Americans and the country’s understanding of its history: Who exactly was J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb?

In the final weeks of World War II, a Japanese torpedo sank an American heavy cruiser. Only 316 of the 900 sailors who survived the initial attack were ultimately rescued ...

The story of the survivors of the world’s first atomic blast is little known but that’s changing with a new documentary.

Robert Oppenheimer — the father of the atomic bomb — to contemplate another ... “They don’t know the history.” The Trinity Site was on a short list for possible locations for testing ...

If you don’t mind, dear reader, I’m going to treat you as someone who already knows that on Aug. 6, 1945, at 8:15 a.m., ...

Built in the '40s, the 450-foot-tall, 730-foot-long crane is an iconic Bay Area structure. But it was also part of a process ...

This letter, which played a pivotal role in the development of the atomic bomb, was originally addressed to the US president.

Robert Oppenheimer — the father of the atomic bomb — to contemplate another ... "They don't know the history." The Trinity Site was on a short list for possible locations for testing the ...

Robert Oppenheimer — the father of the atomic bomb — to contemplate another ... “They don't know the history.” The Trinity Site was on a short list for possible locations for testing ...