atomic bomb

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For his latest film, the quest for goosebumps took him to the frontier of AI as he followed researchers on an expedition they liken to the discovery of fire and electricity—or the atomic bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

“The Most Awful Responsibility” sympathetically portrays Truman’s conflicted soul over the mass death inflicted by the atomic bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

After leaving Cheyenne Mountain and getting a master’s degree, I co-taught a course on the making and use of the atomic bomb at the Air Force Academy.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

The US tested the first atomic bomb in July 1945 in the desert at Alamogordo, New Mexico.

From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025

He was the father of the atomic bomb.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin