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Tech City, Where Engineering is FUNdamental
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“Making Connections” lecture series to debut
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The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History is officially chartered by Congress. The Museum itself is an intriguing place to learn the story of the atomic age, from early research through today’s peaceful uses of nuclear technology. The Museum’s permanent displays and changing special exhibits present history as well as science applications and future development of nuclear energy. The Museum contains exhibits on Radiation in the World, Nuclear Medicine and Nuclear Pioneers. The new National Museum of Nuclear Science & History will contain many more probing exhibits in the use of nuclear technology. The information contained within the Historical Perspective begins with the dawning of the atomic age and traces the technology through the Cold War and Expansion eras. Much of the information contained within the Perspective can also be seen at the Museum within its many exhibits and artifacts.
Delivery Systems
The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History has a large collection of aircraft and rockets that were designed to carry and employ nuclear weapons. Read More »
Enduring Stockpile
The last decade has brought radical changes in the world's political and military scene, following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Read More »
Madame Curie
Madame Curie shared with her husband, Pierre Curie, the honors for discovering two radioactive elements, radium and polonium. The discovery of these elements laid the foundation for future discoveries in nuclear physics and chemistry. Read More »
Non-Proliferation: Secret No More
With the dawn of the post-Cold War era, the nuclear weapon facilities in the United States and Russia have established new and more cooperative working relationships with each other. U. S. scientists and engineers routinely communicate with and visit colleagues in Russia's secret cities. Read More »
Nuclear Expansion
The 1970s introduced advanced digital electronics to nuclear weapons technology. Read More »
Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear medicine is the medical specialty that uses internally administered radioactive materials, called radioisotopes, to help diagnose and treat a wide variety of diseases. Read More »
Road to the Atomic Age
The Atomic Age, one of history's most important events, took centuries to arrive, as events in science and international affairs evolved. Read More »
The 50s and 60s
The end of World War II brought a new struggle -- the Cold War. The United States and the Soviet Union engaged in an arms race. Read More »
The Decision to Drop
The decision to use atomic weapons against Japan emerged at the end of The Potsdam Conference. Read More »
The Manhattan Project
In 1939, the Nazis were rumored to be developing an atomic bomb. The United States initiated its own program under the Army Corps of Engineers in June 1942. America needed to build an atomic weapon before Germany or Japan did. Read More »
Waging Peace: The Challenge of Nuclear Stewardship
From war elephants to ICBMs, our ability to devise destructive instruments of war has been limited only by our collective imagination. Yet throughout history, peacemakers have asserted that those who devise weapons must responsibly control them. This section reflects the role of arms control in the ongoing story of nuclear stewardship. Read More »
Future
Take the leap with us! Help the Museum grow with our capital campaign, Quantum Leap. The campaign to enhance the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History.