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The Fuel that Powered Little Boy and Fat Man

A History of the Nuclear Age “YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW” By John P. Warnock In 2009, in a speech in Prague, the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, said, "So today, I state clearly and with conviction America's commitment to seek the peace and...

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What did Oppenheimer say after the First Atomic Test?

A History of the Nuclear Age “YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW” By John P. Warnock A cityscape has been superimposed on the photo of the Ivy Mike test explosion, for perspective Welcome to the first in a series of columns about the people, places, issues, and, in general,...

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Speedway: ugliest street in the U.S.

1962, a comment by Tucson's mayor makes Speedway infamous Before a city council meeting, Mayor Lew Davis, who had been a developer in Pittsburgh before coming to Tucson, calls East Speedway “the ugliest street in the U.S.” For the next several years, the label sticks...

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This blog has been created to allow readers of Warnock’s works to suggest material that may be of interest to other readers of the works. Warnock is eager to see any kind of material readers wish to send him using the Contact page. He will select some of this material...

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