Manhattan project

From predicting the existence of black holes to being insulted by Einstein — J. Robert Oppenheimer led an intriguing life. Here are eight facts you didn't know about the father of the atomic bomb.

Two thousand miles away from the U.S. A-bomb tests in 1945, something weird was happening to Kodak's film.

This is JUMBO. A twelve million dollar containment vessel. It was to have TRINITY inside to catch the 250 million dollars of plutonium if the nuclear fission failed. Was designed to withstand the TNT explosion at 212 tons it was 28 ft long an 12.5 ft in diameter.

- video link

Meeting national security challenges with #science and #technology. (Note: RTs and MTs do not imply endorsements.)

What was the Manhattan Project?

Nagasaki atomic cloud, from distance of 15km. Colorized photo.

In this image of the scientists of the Manhattan Project, the sheer combined intelligence of all the scientists that contributed to the Manhattan Project is seen. In the image, the photographer is able to capture many of the great minds in the world working together for a cause, which ultimately created much destruction, as seen later on. "Manhattan Project ‘Voices’ Retelling Story of Bomb." ABQJournal Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 Dec. 2014.

Discover the unique mission and prestigious history of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the leader in national security and scientific breakthroughs.

While dodging accusations of communism, Charlotte Serber made the nuclear bomb possible.