The Atomic Heritage Foundation (AHF), founded by Cynthia Kelly in 2002,
is a nonprofit organization in Washington, DC, dedicated to the
preservation and interpretation of the Manhattan Project and the Atomic
Age and its legacy. The Foundation's goal is to provide the public not
only a better understanding of the past but also a basis for addressing
scientific, technical, political, social and ethical issues of the 21st
century.
We will follow the Federal government's decision on closing on Tuesday and Wednesday. If there is a Federal snow day on Tuesday, the National Park Service will cancel the meeting at the Old Post Office Pavilion. If there is a Federal snow day on Wednesday, the Atomic Heritage Foundation will cancel the meeting at Latham & Watkins. Otherwise, we will make every effort to be at Latham & Watkins at 9 AM on Wednesday.
Thanks for your patience. We'll be in touch and will keep you posted on our website.
Tennessee Governor Advocates Manhattan Project Park in Oak Ridge
In a letter to NPS Project Manager Carla McConnell dated 4 February 2010, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen urged the Park Service to withdraw its recommendation for a Manhattan Project National Historical Park located in Los Alamos, NM, and to present a new plan including Oak Ridge, TN, in a future park. Click here to read a copy of the letter.
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Atomic Story of the Week
I have slowly over the last ten years or so begun to consider myself a being
of the Atomic Age. I
was born Jan. 30, 1939 into very humble circumstances
in rural Southern
Illinois... (continued behind the cut)
-Ken Phipps, AEC Mound Laboratory
Did You Know?
"If I had known that the Germans would not succeed in constructing the atom bomb, I would never have lifted a finger." (Albert Einstein, 1946)
