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4 days ago · J. Robert Oppenheimer (born Julius Robert Oppenheimer; / ˈɒpənhaɪmər / OP-ən-hy-mər; April 22, 1904 – February 18, 1967) was an American theoretical physicist. He was director of the Manhattan Project 's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II and is often called the "father of the atomic bomb ". Born in New York City, Oppenheimer ...
1 day ago · Manhattan District The Trinity test of the Manhattan Project on 16 July 1945 was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. Active 1942–1946 Disbanded 15 August 1947 Country United States United Kingdom Canada Branch U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Garrison/HQ Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. Anniversaries 13 August 1942 Engagements Allied invasion of Italy Allied invasion of France Allied invasion of ...
5 days ago · May 22, 2024. An experimental realization of the Chaco metamaterial. An international research team including Los Alamos National Laboratory and Tel Aviv University has developed a unique, mechanical metamaterial that, like a computer following instructions, can remember the order of actions performed on it. Named Chaco, after the archeological ...
1 day ago · In the mid-’60s, Los Alamos resident Joe Devaney was returning home from a visit to the Grand Canyon. In his small plane, he happened to track the smoke plume from a large power plant near the borders of AZ/UT/CO/NM all the way to the Rio Grande Valley near Santa Fe.
3 days ago · Theoretical physicist Wojciech Hubert Zurek (T-4) has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Election to the National Academy of Sciences recognizes past and continuing research excellence and is a pinnacle of scientific achievement. Over his career, including a long tenure in the Theoretical division at Los Alamos National ...
18 hours ago · Leslie Bucklin, a spokeswoman for Los Alamos County who also went on the media tour, said the Valles Caldera has left a lasting impact on her and her family, in good times and bad. In the fall, she said she and her family do “taco Tuesday tailgating” along one of the pullouts on N.M. 4, where Silva-Bañuelos hopes will have viewing ...
2 days ago · Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States. In the summer of 1950 at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, Enrico Fermi and co-workers Emil Konopinski, Edward Teller, and Herbert York had one or several lunchtime conversations. In one, Fermi suddenly blurted out, "Where is everybody?" (Teller's letter), or ...
