Manhattan Project: Challenges and Consequences

Explore the origins of the Atomic Age through the story of the Manhattan Project, the top-secret effort that developed the world’s first atomic weapons during World War II. See the museum’s full-scale replica of the first atomic bomb and learn about the Trinity test, the first nuclear explosion, and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Through artifacts, personal stories and historical context, this exhibit examines the scientific achievements, wartime decisions and lasting human consequences that shaped the nuclear era.