In an excerpt from his 1948 essay ‘On Living in an Atomic Age,’ C.S. Lewis reminds us that death has always been one of ...

Einstein never worked directly on developing the world’s first atomic bomb for the United States, but its shadow loomed over ...

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He tracked down the photographer and interviewed former showgirls who confirmed Miss Atomic Bomb’s stage name. But the woman’s real name still eluded him.

The original Atomic Energy Act of 1946 provided that, besides being used for weapons, ... AEC Commissioner Thomas E. Murray declared that the iron age of atomic energy may soon end.

On this date 75 years ago, the world’s first atomic weapon was detonated in a test in New Mexico. The intent was to prove that the bomb – the product of an $1.89 trillion project – would work.

The Atomic Age introduced a whole new level of paranoia to the world. Whether it was the threat of nuclear war replete with atomic bombs wiping out civilization or worry about nuclear power, ...

A black-and-white photo of a Las Vegas dancer posing in a mushroom-cloud swimsuit became iconic of America's "atomic age," but for decades her identity was unknown. The mystery has finally been ...