Building The SR-71, The World’s Fastest Jet
MOUND MUSEUM LECTURE SERIES SPOTLIGHTS Summary Tonight’s lecture will summarizes the development of the SR-71 long range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft. John Schell, a former Chief Avionics Engineer, […]
The Mound, Ohio Site and the Department of Energy’s Office of Legacy Management: How Did We Get Here and Where Does the Site Go From Here?
MOUND MUSEUM LECTURE SERIES SPOTLIGHTS Summary The Mound, Ohio Site operated from 1948 to 2003 as a part of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and later the U.S. Department of […]
Periodicity of Solar and Lunar Eclipses: The When, Where, and Why of Eclipses
MOUND MUSEUM LECTURE SERIES SPOTLIGHTS Summary Eclipses have been described as mysterious, ethereal, even spiritual experiences, especially Solar Eclipses. Lunar Eclipses more plodding, pedestrian, perhaps even boring in their occurrence. […]
Giving Wings to The Atom GE Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Project
MOUND MUSEUM LECTURE SERIES SPOTLIGHTS Summary In the 1950s, two nuclear development programs were underway: one to design the airframe for a nuclear powered engine and the other to develop […]
Further Development of Radioisotope Generators Since New Horizons
MOUND MUSEUM LECTURE SERIES SPOTLIGHTS Notes: (1) This Lecture will be given online using Zoom or you can come to MCWDC (1075 Mound Road) for live streaming on the “big […]
Eclipse Chasing: Heavenly Excuses to Travel
MOUND MUSEUM LECTURE SERIES SPOTLIGHTS A total solar eclipse is the most spectacular natural event you can ever witness. The Moon glides slowly in front of the Sun and at […]
Those Darned Cambridge Sources – A Radiological Assistance Team Callout
MOUND MUSEUM LECTURE SERIES SPOTLIGHTS In 1992, the Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRC) agreed that DOE-EM would take responsibility for radioactive sources that NRC […]
SunBath: The Story of the Miamisburg Solar Pond
MOUND MUSEUM LECTURE SERIES SPOTLIGHTS During the energy crisis of the 1970’s, Congress and the Department of Energy pushed universities, national labs, and corporations to experiment with alternative energy technologies. […]
SA-2 and U-2: The Rest of the Story
MOUND MUSEUM LECTURE SERIES SPOTLIGHTS The shoot down of Gary Powers in a U-2 over the USSR was a Cold War milestone. Incomplete and often misleading information masks the reality […]
Spy Pilot
MOUND MUSEUM LECTURE SERIES SPOTLIGHTS One of the most talked-about events of the Cold War was the downing of the American U-2 spy plane piloted by Francis Gary Powers over […]