Welcome to the National Atomic Museum’s historical
perspective atomic age.
The National Atomic Museum is the Congressionally-chartered official
Atomic Museum. The Museum itself is an intriguing place to learn
the story of the atomic age, from early research through today’s
peaceful uses of nuclear technology. The Museum’s permanent
displays and changing special exhibits present history as well as
science applications and future development of nuclear energy. The
Museum contains exhibits on Radiation in the World, Nuclear Medicine
and Nuclear Pioneers. The new National Museum of Nuclear Science
and History will contain many more probing exhibits in the use of
nuclear technology. For more information about the new exhibit designs
and museum facility, visit www.atomicmuseum.org
The information contained within the Historical Perspective begins
with the dawning of the atomic age and traces the technology through
the Cold War and Expansion eras. Much of the information contained
within the Perspective can also be seen at the Museum within its
many exhibits and artifacts.
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