Ukraine ‘strikes Russian airfield’ housing nuclear bombers sending huge mushroom cloud into the sky in drone blitz
UKRAINE has struck a key Russian airbase housing nuke bombers with footage showing a huge explosion rising into the sky. A ...
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The Jewish story behind ‘Oppenheimer,’ explained
Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb? Oppenheimer’s name has become “a metaphor for mass death beneath a mushroom cloud,” in the words of Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin ...
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Researchers Just Discovered The Identity Of The Model Featured In The Famous ‘Miss Atomic Bomb’ Photo From 1957
Las Vegas News Bureau photographer Don English snapped a striking image of a model wearing a mushroom cloud swimsuit who was quickly immortalized as "Miss Atomic Bomb." This famous photo was captured ...
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Who was ‘Miss Atomic Bomb’? Historians finally know the answer
Inspired by the mushroom cloud that, at the time, was becoming a visual symbol of the atomic bomb and nuclear power, English’s team created the cotton mushroom cloud and attached it to a ...
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Hypnotic art has its roots in the terrifying reality of nuclear bombs
In his Atomic series, artist James Stanford showcases "the spectacle and the horror" of growing up near a nuclear bomb ...
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The remarkable story of the world's first atomic bomb and how Oppenheimer reacted to the historic moment
America detonated the world's first atomic bomb. The explosion vaporized the steel tower, sent a massive shockwave across the desert sand, and produced a mushroom cloud soaring 40,000 feet into ...
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The mystery behind Miss Atomic Bomb's identity is finally uncovered
The mushroom cloud became a visual symbol of the atomic bomb. In honor of the discovery, the Atomic Museum will display a temporary exhibit dedicated to Friedrichs' research.
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Atomic Tourism in Nevada
After the April 22, 1952, televised broadcast of the bomb, atomic culture swept the nation, and Las Vegas became the epicenter of the craze. The mushroom cloud associated with the bomb became an ...
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Soviet Tests
The Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb, known in the West as Joe-1 ... shock wave it was difficult to stand on one's feet. A cloud of dust rose to a height of eight kilometers (five ...