"The exploration of how key government officials were unaware of the implications of developing the first atomic bomb during World War II, leaving the lives of millions of Americans in the hands of a ...

LEWISTON, N.Y. — As the world marks 80 years since the Atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, the effort to develop the weapon lingers in the ground throughout Western New York.

When nuclear fission was discovered, scientists theorized if it could be used in an atom bomb. Thus, American Army sets up one of the biggest research projects in history: The Manhattan Project.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The first atomic bomb was tested in the early hours of July 16, 1945, at Trinity Site in New ...

This documentary focuses on the propaganda surrounding the development and deployment of the atomic bomb and the journalism ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. In the closing weeks of World War II’s ...

The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced plans to turn land that previously housed aspects of the Manhattan Project into a 1 GW solar farm. For the uninitiated, the Manhattan Project was a ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Frank Winter (Hickey), one of the more seasoned scientists, competes against Reed Akley (Harbour) ...

The Movement is a weekly newsletter tracking the influence and debates steering politics on the right. Sign up here or in the box below. The Heritage Foundation wants a “Manhattan Project for the ...

A number of social media posts in August 2025 shared a story about the civilian aftermath of America's rush to create the atomic bomb in 1945. According to the posts, a group of 13-year-old girls was ...