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The Oppenheimer issue

Summer 2023

IN THIS ISSUE

Letters
The Oppenheimer issue
The undisputed genius, charismatic leader, and fallen hero was also the first director of what is today Los Alamos National Laboratory.Read Nowabout the article: The Oppenheimer issue
Abstracts
The Los Alamos Primer
The Laboratory’s first official technical report captures what was known about atomic weaponry in 1943.Read Nowabout the article: The Los Alamos Primer
80 years of nuclear secrets
Classification of information has been essential since the Manhattan Project.Read Nowabout the article: 80 years of nuclear secrets
Trinity triumphs
10 scientific advancements born from the Manhattan Project.Read Nowabout the article: Trinity triumphs
Decades of detonators
Los Alamos has designed and produced this essential weapons component since the 1940s.Read Nowabout the article: Decades of detonators
Plutonium infrastructure
Many facilities have supported plutonium pit production since the Manhattan Project.Read Nowabout the article: Plutonium infrastructure
Containing solutions
Jumbo, Dumbo, and the Jumbinos informed the design of modern confinement vessels.Read Nowabout the article: Containing solutions
New challenges create innovation
A counterterrorism test series paves the way for experimental breakthroughs.Read Nowabout the article: New challenges create innovation
The holy grail of high explosives
Los Alamos–developed “switchable” explosives mitigate the risk of an unintended detonation.Read Nowabout the article: The holy grail of high explosives
You can't download a brain
New initiatives capture knowledge that might otherwise be lost.Read Nowabout the article: You can't download a brain
Manhattan Project National Historical Park
Access is hard to come by at the Los Alamos branch of the park, which commemorates the top-secret effort to build the world’s first atomic bombs.Read Nowabout the article: Manhattan Project National Historical Park
All in the family
A job offer back in the 1940s led to decades of employment for four generations.Read Nowabout the article: All in the family
Oppenheimer in 3D
Additive manufacturing technology brings Lab history to life.Read Nowabout the article: Oppenheimer in 3D
Introducing Oppenheimer
The man under the porkpie hat
Meet J. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the atomic bomb and the first director of Los Alamos National Laboratory.Read Nowabout the article: The man under the porkpie hat
Farewell, Los Alamos
Oppenheimer’s speech to the Association of Los Alamos Scientists on November 2, 1945, was delivered shortly after Oppenheimer resigned as Los Alamos director.Read Nowabout the article: Farewell, Los Alamos
In the matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Nearly 70 years ago, the man who helped the United States develop the world’s first nuclear bombs was accused of being a communist. Finally, his name has been cleared.Read Nowabout the article: In the matter of J. Robert Oppenheimer
Oppenheimer’s visit to Japan
Fifteen years after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the father of the atomic bomb visited Japan to speak about science and policy.Read Nowabout the article: Oppenheimer’s visit to Japan
Oppenheimer’s scientific contributions
Despite his brilliance, the renowned physicist was never awarded a Nobel Prize.Read Nowabout the article: Oppenheimer’s scientific contributions
Features
A history fit for Hollywood
Los Alamos National Laboratory employees played crucial roles in bringing the movie Oppenheimer to life.Read Nowabout the article: A history fit for Hollywood
Analysis
From the director's chair
Six Los Alamos leaders reflect on Oppenheimer’s legacy.Read Nowabout the article: From the director's chair
Being essential
Guiding the next generation
Anna Llobet honors Oppenheimer’s memory through action.Read Nowabout the article: Guiding the next generation