J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb,” Los Alamos holds a significant place in World War II history. What’s more, the film also brings the town itself into mainstream view ...

As part of the Manhattan Project, Los Alamos — both its very existence and the work that went on there — was kept from Americans during World War II. Many of the thousands of scientists on the ...

One of the most eminent and controversial scientists of this century, nuclear physicist Edward Teller is perhaps best known for his role in the development of nuclear weapons at Los Alamos National ...