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atomic bomb

[uh-tom-ik bom] / əˈtɒm ɪk ˌbɒm /


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Some compare the development of AI to the development of the first atomic bomb by the Manhattan Project.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Campbell’s goal in the 1940s, starting with America’s nerdy, unathletic boys, was to prepare the country to face a dangerous new age of science and technology, the emblem for which was the atomic bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Some may take issue with likening Oprah Winfrey to J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

The atomic bomb in the crate that a helicopter carefully deposits in Carol’s driveway in the last scene?

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Now the whole world knew that the Soviet Union had built its atomic bomb with plans stolen from an American lab.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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