The Vault | Issue 2022 Issue

Failure is not an option.

Before the Lab, Los Alamos was home to an elite, rugged boarding school.

Historian amassed one-of-a-kind weapons reports after testing ban; information is vital to today’s work.

Legacy strengthened by new materials donated to classified library collections.

How did the world’s first atomic bomb get its name?

Building Manhattan Project morale through homemade meals.

The Lab’s scientific achievement inspired a genre of comic books, music, and movies.

The Lab's first director, J. Robert Oppenheimer, was a man of sonnets and scientific synthesis.

Fascinating finds are down every aisle and around every corner of the Lab's classified library.

Niels and Aage Bohr worked together during Lab's first years.