There were at least 19 Black scientists and technicians who worked on the Manhattan Project. Their contributions helped develop the atomic bombs used to end World War II, but many didn't know the ...

AMES, Iowa — An upcoming lecture will explore the role of Iowa State University scientists in making the Manhattan Project possible. Teresa Wilhelm Waldof is an independent scholar and the leading ...

Guardsman with 420th Chemical Battalion, 96th Troop Command, Washington National Guard, traveled to the past to learn for the future during a tour of the Hanford Nuclear Site, part of the Manhattan ...

The Radiation Exposure Compensation Act has been a lifeline for some people and families exposed to toxins linked to decades-old nuclear weapons tests, but advocates say more people deserve ...

During World War II, scientists working for the Manhattan Project secretly developed the world's first nuclear bombs. Now, under an agreement between the National Parks Service and the Department of ...

NASHVILLE — It was a project so secret that Vice President Harry Truman didn’t even learn about it until he was sworn into office after Franklin Roosevelt’s death. The Manhattan Project was ...

Ruth Howes: We wrote the book to tell their stories, and that was our hope: we'd make sure they were not lost. Katie Hafner: This is Lost Women of the Manhattan Project, a special series of Lost Women ...