A New Oppenheimer Moment
We’ve had a resurgence of interest in and conversation about nuclear energy since the release at the end of April of Oliver Stone’s exceptional documentary, Nuclear Now. But Stone’s historic
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Clarice Phelps
Clarice Evone Phelps (née Salone) is an American nuclear chemist researching the processing of radioactive transuranic elements at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). She was
Katharine Way
American physicist Katharine Way (1902-1995) is best known for establishing the Nuclear Data Project, an effort to organize and share nuclear data. She was also one of Manhattan Project’s leading
Chien-Shiung Wu
Chien-Shiung Wu, also known as the “First Lady of Physics,” was a Chinese American particle and experimental physicist who worked on the Manhattan project and played an important role in