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New Oppenheimer documentary connects Los Alamos’ first director to its mission today
‘Oppenheimer: Science, Mission, Legacy’ available for the public to watch free online Read Nowabout the article: New Oppenheimer documentary connects Los Alamos’ first director to its mission today
Celebrating 80 years of science, innovation and discovery at Los Alamos National Laboratory
The month of April is designated as the Laboratory’s 80th anniversary Read Nowabout the article: Celebrating 80 years of science, innovation and discovery at Los Alamos National Laboratory
The woman behind the curious invention of modern software
Klára Dán von Neumann's handwritten letters confirm her legacy Read Nowabout the article: The woman behind the curious invention of modern software
Take a guided tour of the Laboratory’s operational history, 1945 to present
New book reveals how Operations supports the mission Read Nowabout the article: Take a guided tour of the Laboratory’s operational history, 1945 to present
Remembering WWII’s Navajo Code Talkers
Honoring Native American Heritage Month with a look back on the incredible history of these Native American servicemembers Read Nowabout the article: Remembering WWII’s Navajo Code Talkers
More than 10,000 Manhattan Project personnel cards go from print to digital
The nearly 80-year-old cards include employment information of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Richard Feynman and others Read Nowabout the article: More than 10,000 Manhattan Project personnel cards go from print to digital
Why didn't Oppenheimer ever win a Nobel Prize?
A look back at his accomplishments (and missing accolade)Read Nowabout the article: Why didn't Oppenheimer ever win a Nobel Prize?
The petition that sought to clear Oppenheimer's name
Almost exactly 70 years ago, 494 Lab staff stood up for the former director's character Read Nowabout the article: The petition that sought to clear Oppenheimer's name
An unclassified peek inside the classified library
One-of-a-kind items highlighted during National Library Week Read Nowabout the article: An unclassified peek inside the classified library
Remembering the wartime lab's only female group leader
Charlotte Serber’s collections are still in use at Los Alamos today Read Nowabout the article: Remembering the wartime lab's only female group leader
Surely, you're joking! An April Fools’ Day look at Los Alamos' most famous mischievous physicist
Physicist Richard Feynman was known for his scientific mind — and also his safecracking, cipher-creating sense of play Read Nowabout the article: Surely, you're joking! An April Fools’ Day look at Los Alamos' most famous mischievous physicist
A lost love, an international escape and an intentional friendship
Celebrate Valentine's Day with 3 early Los Alamos love stories Read Nowabout the article: A lost love, an international escape and an intentional friendship
How science earned Enrico Fermi a Nobel Prize (and saved his Jewish wife and children)
Read Nowabout the article: How science earned Enrico Fermi a Nobel Prize (and saved his Jewish wife and children)
Riz Ali: Candidly capturing the cityscapes of the world
Riz’s interest in photography goes as far back as he can remember Read Nowabout the article: Riz Ali: Candidly capturing the cityscapes of the world
Winter wonderland: Preserved images capture Lab’s early days and first staff
Read Nowabout the article: Winter wonderland: Preserved images capture Lab’s early days and first staff
A print-and-bake chocolate cake recipe straight from the Manhattan Project era
Los Alamos scientists couldn’t get enough of this sweet treat Read Nowabout the article: A print-and-bake chocolate cake recipe straight from the Manhattan Project era
Charlton Heston’s surprising cameo in national security
The veteran-turned-Hollywood-legend narrated now-unclassified Los Alamos films Read Nowabout the article: Charlton Heston’s surprising cameo in national security
Ghost particles and Project Poltergeist
Lab physicists once studied science that haunted them Read Nowabout the article: Ghost particles and Project Poltergeist
Hear what it was like to grow up during the Manhattan Project
Dimas Chavez shares his memories in honor of National Hispanic Heritage Month Read Nowabout the article: Hear what it was like to grow up during the Manhattan Project
Serendipitous discovery connects grandfather and granddaughter at LANL 60 years apart
Third-generation employee learns about family from historic collections Read Nowabout the article: Serendipitous discovery connects grandfather and granddaughter at LANL 60 years apart
Sights of summer from Lab’s earliest days
Preserved images from 1940s feature early staff enjoying Los Alamos Read Nowabout the article: Sights of summer from Lab’s earliest days
How the first atomic bomb got its name
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Plutonium and poetry: Where Trinity and Oppenheimer's reading habits met
Read Nowabout the article: Plutonium and poetry: Where Trinity and Oppenheimer's reading habits met
A Father’s Day Tribute: Father-son Nobel Prize-winning physicists worked together at the Lab
Read Nowabout the article: A Father’s Day Tribute: Father-son Nobel Prize-winning physicists worked together at the Lab
Mother’s Day tribute: Baby Trinity's mom
Physicist names child after witnessing first atomic test Read Nowabout the article: Mother’s Day tribute: Baby Trinity's mom
Hear rare audio of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Manhattan Project director
Download collector’s poster to commemorate Oppie’s birthday (April 22)Read Nowabout the article: Hear rare audio of J. Robert Oppenheimer, Manhattan Project director
Beyond the Manhattan Project: Books and movies showcasing LANL history after WWII
Read Nowabout the article: Beyond the Manhattan Project: Books and movies showcasing LANL history after WWII
The Los Alamos connection to Maria Goeppert Mayer's Nobel legacy
Read Nowabout the article: The Los Alamos connection to Maria Goeppert Mayer's Nobel legacy
Innovative physicist built foundation for modern computer science
Last surviving author of seminal paper on Metropolis algorithm dies Read Nowabout the article: Innovative physicist built foundation for modern computer science
The woman who drew Little Boy
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Watch: A Valentine's tribute to Lab love
She was Oppenheimer's secretary; he worked on the first atomic bombs Read Nowabout the article: Watch: A Valentine's tribute to Lab love
Listen: Interview with member of first Black family in Los Alamos
Read Nowabout the article: Listen: Interview with member of first Black family in Los Alamos
The trademarks that made Oppenheimer, Oppenheimer
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The Man Who was Nearly Oppenheimer
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