The Atomic Ages

In 19 forty five the united states detonated two atomic bombs over hiroshima and nagasaki. Shortly after, a group of manhattan project scientists at the university of chicago started the bulletin of the atomic scientists. They wanted to urge fellow scientists to help shape national and international policy to mitigate the risk of nuclear technology that they themselves had helped create. In designing the cover of its magazine, the bull an created something striking, a clock running out of time. And she said it at seven minutes to midnight. I suppose we all thought that on wa or another.