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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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The spark of the Super: Teller–Ulam and the birth of the H-bomb—rivalry, credit, and legacy at 75 years
In early 1951, Los Alamos scientists Edward Teller and Stanislaw Ulam devised a breakthrough that would lead to the hydrogen bomb [1]. Their design gave the United States an initial advantage in the Cold War, though comparable progress was soon achieved independently in the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom.
Technical Session|Panel|Sponsored by ETWDD|Cosponsored by YMG
Tuesday, June 9, 2020|4:35–6:20PM EDT|2
Session Chair:
Mimi H. Limbach
Session Organizer:
Alternate Chair:
Laura Hermann
Staff Producer:
Daniel Goldberg (American Nuclear Society)
The coronavirus (COVID-19) has upended the way organizations and individuals interact and communicate. As we practice social distancing and comply with “stay at home” orders, nuclear energy communicators have found ways to continue to tell the story of nuclear energy. This panel will feature insights and information from communications leaders who each have prevailed over the challenges that the coronavirus era presents for communicating with internal and external stakeholders.
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