But the direct impacts of “the father of the atomic bomb” on Oak Ridge are likely not fully appreciated. In fact, without his influence, the first atomic bomb, Little Boy, that was fueled by enriched ...

As "Oppenheimer," Christopher Nolan's critically acclaimed biopic about the physicist behind the atomic bomb, prepares to win big at the Oscars March 10, Oak Ridge is marking a significant moment ...

The Oak Ridge Boys were formed in 1943, originally as Wally Fowler And The Georgia Clodhoppers, later renamed the Oak Ridge Quartet, a Gospel outfit out of, you guessed it, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Robert Oppenheimer and his role in the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. The Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge played a large part in the creation of the bomb during ...

Eighteen miles west of Knoxville lies the town of Oak Ridge, birthplace of the atomic bomb. We drove over a recently constructed road and I asked the driver, a young private, when the road was ...

Under Oppenheimer’s leadership, the Y-12 National Security Complex Oak Ridge was instrumental in the development of the atomic bomb, making the rural area in East Tennessee known worldwide and ...

Proceeds from the Oak Ridge premiere of "Oppenheimer" will go to the Oak Ridge History Museum. Need a break ... But the direct impacts of “the father of the atomic bomb” on Oak Ridge are likely not ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Oak Ridge, a city steeped in the history of the Manhattan Project, hosted a Day of Remembrance and Peace for the anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima.

In 1942, one thousand families were pushed out of Oak Ridge, Tennessee as part of The Manhattan Project - the US government's top secret initiative to engineer an atomic bomb What Was on the Menu ...

Opal is one of Oak Ridge's famed Calutron Girls, the title given to the young women charged with making sure the calutrons — a component in processing the uranium used to make the atomic bomb ...

Partners for Atomic Expo include ORNL, Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, the American Museum of Science and Energy, Muse Knoxville, the Oak Ridge Chamber of ...