Periodic Table: At odds with Oppenheimer
Come explore the issues around 1950s H-bomb debates
September 5, 2024
Head to Project Y Cowork in Los Alamos for your history fix on Sept. 9 with Laboratory historian Nicholas Lewis, who uses unique Lab archival sources to untangle the complex issues surrounding the H-bomb debates of the 1950s.
During the height of the Red Scare, political enemies of Oppenheimer seized upon his past views on H-bomb development as a means of discrediting him publicly as well as attempting to criticize the Lab's H-bomb program. Lewis’ talk challenges the claims made against Los Alamos and its early efforts in this area.
The Periodic Table is the Bradbury Science Museum’s casual, ask-me-anything program held at Project Y Cowork in Los Alamos. Gather with other science enthusiasts and talk with a special guest Labbie about their unique work. The Periodic Table is always free.
Monday, Sept. 9
5:30-7 p.m.
Project Y Cowork
150 Central Park Square
Los Alamos, NM
