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Nuclear Times

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Pioneers of the Atom

Visitors will step back in time to meet the individuals who influenced the nuclear world. Museum visitors often enjoy reading about the people behind the work and these individuals will be a fascinating and motivating group. This exhibit will concentrate on the discoverers that unlocked the puzzle of the atomic structure. Pioneers in nuclear physics, medicine, and quantum mechanics will be included. Leading the exhibit will be Albert Einstein and Madame Marie Curie, but will also include Enrico Fermi, Ernest Rutherford, Max Planck, Niels Bohr and Wilhelm Roentgen. A timeline of discoveries, paired with their discoverers, will lead the visitor through the exhibit.

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Heritage Park

Complete with planes, rockets, missiles, cannons and nuclear sub sail, this exhibit will attract plane buffs and historians alike.

The Uranium Cycle

This exhibit explains the processes used to process and dispose of Uranium after use.

Energy Encounter

The exhibit features interactive exhibits helping the visitor discover the place nuclear power has in our energy hungry world.

Radiation 101

Get the basic facts about radiation in this exhibit.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

While the atomic bomb brought the war to a close, the after-effects of the bomb were felt for years in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Cold War Fallout Shelter

As the Cold War became a reality, Americans were asked to construct and equip a family fallout shelter.

Cold War

In this exhibit, visitors will learn how close we came to another war before the end of the Cold War.

Atomic Culture/ Pop Culture

Every visitor will be entertained while viewing the cultural items surrounding the dawning of the Atomic Age!

Little Albert’s Lab

The future belongs to the children of today. Little Albert’s Lab will help children of all ages grasp the concepts of physics, the basis of all sciences.

Decision to Drop

It is said that the dawn of the Atomic Age began with the testing of the world’s first atomic bomb. This exhibit will show visitors just how much influence over the modern world this test created.