Bring in your Oppenheimer ticket stub or digital receipt to receive $5 off regular admission to the American Museum of Science and Energy and the K-25 History Center.

You’ll also be entered into a drawing for a copy of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, signed by author Kai Bird.

Offer Valid from July 21 through September 1.

J. Robert Oppenheimer's Manhattan Project security badge photo

Before Los Alamos, there was Oak Ridge  

Bring in your Oppenheimer ticket stub for $5 off regular admission to the museum and be entered into a drawing for a copy of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, signed by author Kai Bird. 

Oak Ridge was chosen as site X, the first Manhattan Project site in 1942. Come visit the oldest science and energy museum in the country at the American Museum of Science and Energy, located in the heart of Oak Ridge.  

Explore the history of the town, learn about the role we played in the Manhattan Project, and discover the scientific advancements that Oak Ridge National Laboratory has been a part of over the last 80 years.

J. Robert Oppenheimer's Manhattan Project security badge photo

Additional resources and videos on J. Robert Oppenheimer

Oral History, 1965 interview with J. Robert Oppenheimer 

Oppenheimer “Now I am become death” video 

Trinity Test Video 

Virtual Exhibit from Berkley  

NPS Manhattan project Historical Park

NPS Oak Ridge

ORNL X-10

National Security History Series, The Manhattan Project: Making the Atomic Bomb

10 Seconds that Shook the World Video

ORNL Mural (Manhattan Project to Present Day)

U.S. Department of Energy, Manhattan Project Historical Resources

Manhattan Project, National Museum of Nuclear Science and History

American Museum of Science and Energy YouTube Page

The Oak Ridge Story

Y-12 Video Gallery

‘Oppenheimer’: Find out more about the man and the Oak Ridge connection.

Sponsors 

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American Museum of Science and Energy

East Tennessee Economic Council

UT-Battelle

UCOR

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