Museum of Nuclear Science & History
Visited
2015.10.02
Albuquerque, New Mexico
The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History is a national repository of nuclear science information chartered by the 102nd United States Congress under Public Law 102-190, and located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. "The mission of the National Atomic Museum is to serve as America's resource for nuclear history and science. The Museum presents exhibits and quality educational programs that convey the diversity of individuals and events that shape the historical and technical context of the nuclear age."
I spent a lot of time here. Way more than I was expecting. It's an excellent museum.
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Redstone Rocket
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The Gadget
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Full-scale replicas of these horrible things — Fat Man and Little Boy.
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The Davy Crockett, a bazooka-type missile with a W54 warhead, mounted on a jeep. Lowest yield nuclear warhead deployed by the US.
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“Birdcage” for storing nuclear components and keeping them a safe distance from one another when stacked together, to prevent a nuclear reaction.
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Trident missile assembly.
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A couple of discount nukes that fell out of the sky in a “broken arrow” accident over Spain in 1966, when a B-52 collided with a KC-135 tanker. Only a few of those that fell exploded, and these are just a little dinged up.
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For operating the gamma camera.
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Radiosonde Unit | Weather Data Receiver and Recorder
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A shame… I was looking for some super powers.
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Ludlum Measurements logo spotted on a survey meter with alpha, beta, gamma detector.
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Pure-Radium-Water. Cures what ails ya.
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Difficult to photograph in the case, but this is a card for promoting radium, ca. 1925.
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The Spectro-Chrome Device hooked up to a patient and supposedly displayed color waves of elements present in the body, so proper balance and health could be achieved. Invented around 1911.
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”Late Atomic Culture” in film.
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Lionel nuclear reactor toy.
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280MM Atomic Cannon.Twenty were manufactured. One was test fired a distance of 7 miles in Nevada.
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Mark 17 Thermonuclear Weapon. The largest nuclear bomb deployed by the US. 24.8 ft long. 61.4 inch diameter. Weighs 41,400 lbs.
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Titan II ICBM in pieces.
